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If we examine our thoughts, we shall find them always occupied with the past and the future
Few friendships would survive if each one knew what his friend says of him behind his back
Faith certainly tells us what the senses do not, but not the contrary of what they see; it is above, not against them
Evil is easy, and has infinite forms
Even those who write against fame wish for the fame of having written well, and those who read their works desire the fame of having read them
Desire and force between them are responsible for all our actions; desire causes our voluntary acts, force our involuntary
Contradiction is not a sign of falsity, nor the lack of contradiction a sign of truth
Belief is a wise wager. Granted that faith cannot be proved, what harm will come to you if you gamble on its truth and it proves false? If you gain, you gain all; if you lose, you lose nothing. Wager, then, without hesitation, that He exists
We know the truth, not only by the reason, but also by the heart
Thus we never live, but we hope to live; and always disposing ourselves to be happy, it is inevitable that we never become so
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
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On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
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