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It is unnatural for a majority to rule, for a majority can seldom be organized and united for specific action, and a minority can
It is too difficult to think nobly when one thinks only of earning a living
I hate books; they only teach us to talk about things we know nothing about
However great a man's natural talent may be, the act of writing cannot be learned all at once
How many famous and high-spirited heroes have lived a day too long?
Heroes are not known by the loftiness of their carriage; the greatest braggarts are generally the merest cowards
Free people, remember this maxim: we may acquire liberty, but it is never recovered if it is once lost
Every man has a right to risk his own life for the preservation of it
Base souls have no faith in great individuals
Although modesty is natural to man, it is not natural to children. Modesty only begins with the knowledge of evil
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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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