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Man is a masterpiece of creation if for no other reason than that, all the weight of evidence for determinism notwithstanding, he believes he has free will
Just as the performance of the vilest and most wicked deeds requires spirit and talent, so even the greatest demand a certain insensitivity which under other circumstances we would call stupidity
It is in the gift for employing all the vicissitudes of life to one's own advantage and to that of one's craft that a large part of genius consists
It is almost everywhere the case that soon after it is begotten the greater part of human wisdom is laid to rest in repositories
If you are going to build something in the air it is always better to build castles than houses of cards
If the little bit you have is nothing special in itself, at least find a way of saying it that is a little bit special
I cannot say whether things will get better if we change; what I can say is they must change if they are to get better
I am convinced we do not only love ourselves in others but hate ourselves in others too
He who says he hates every kind of flattery, and says it in earnest, certainly does not yet know every kind of flattery
He who is in love with himself has at least this advantage - he won't encounter many rivals
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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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