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God cannot alter the past, though historians can
Friendship is like money, easier made than kept
For truth is precious and divine, too rich a pearl for carnal swine
Fear is static that prevents me from hearing myself
Evil is like water, it abounds, is cheap, soon fouls, but runs itself clear of taint
Every man's work, whether it be literature, or music or pictures or architecture or anything else, is always a portrait of himself
Do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Let the day's own trouble be sufficient for the day
Conscience is thoroughly well-bred and soon leaves off talking to those who do not wish to hear it
Any fool can tell the truth, but it requires a man of some sense to know how to lie well
An apology for the devil: it must be remembered that we have heard one side of the case. God has written all the books
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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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