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He who has once been very foolish will at no other time be very wise
A wise man sees as much as he ought, not as much as he can
One must draw back in order to leap better
He loves little who loves by rule
How many things served us yesterday for articles of faith, which today are fables to us!
The most manifest sign of wisdom is a continual cheerfulness: her state is like that of things in the regions above the moon, always clear and serene
It is good to rub and polish our brain against that of others
Pity and commiseration are mixed with some regard for the thing which one pities
Necessity is a violent school-mistress
He who establishes his argument by noise and command shows that his reason is weak
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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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