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The part always has a tendency to reunite with its whole in order to escape from its imperfection
He who offends others, does not secure himself
Such as harm is when it hurts me not, is good which avails me not
Constancy does not begin, but is that which perseveres
Truth at last cannot be hidden. Dissimulation is of no avail. Dissimulation is to no purpose before so great a judge. Falsehood puts on a mask. Nothing is hidden under the sun
Obstacles cannot crush me. Every obstacle yields to stern resolve. He who is fixed to a star does not change his mind
Many are they who have a taste and love for drawing, but no talent; and this will be discernible in boys who are not diligent and never finish their drawings with shading
The painter who draws merely by practice and by eye, without any reason, is like a mirror which copies every thing placed in front of it without being conscious of their existence
Necessity is the mistress and guardian of Nature
It is easier to resist at the beginning than at the end
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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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