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A wise man loses nothing, if he but save himself
A man must either imitate the vicious or hate them
I speak truth, not so much as I would, but as much as I dare; and I dare a little the more I grow older
How many worthy men have we seen survive their own reputations!
Nothing is so firmly believed as what we least know
The thing in the world I am most afraid of is fear, and with good reason; that passion alone, in the trouble of it, exceeding all other accidents
The lack of wealth is easily repaired; but the poverty of the soul is irreparable
What's done can't be undone
Experience teaches that a good memory is generally joined to a weak judgment
Words repeated again have as another sound, so another sense
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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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