Constancy
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Constancy does not begin, but is that which perseveres
Consistency is contrary to nature, contrary to life. The only completely consistent people are dead
Without constancy, there is neither love, friendship, nor virtue in the world
A good man it is not mine to see; could I see a man possessed of constancy, that would satisfy me
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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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