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A. is very puffed up, he thinks he is far advanced in goodness since, obviously as an object that is ever seductive, he feels himself exposed to ever more temptations from directions hitherto unknown to him.
The Zurau Aphorisms (9/10)
Gentleness is stronger than severity, water is stronger than rock, love is stronger than force.
Siddhartha
True human goodness, in all its purity and freedom, can come to the fore only when its recipient has no power.
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
If you wish to be good, first believe that you are bad
It is a bit embarrassing to have been concerned with the human problem all one's life and find at the end that one has no more to offer by way of advice than �try to be a little kinder�
Not always actions show the man; we find who does a kindness is not therefore kind
Goodness is the only investment that never fails
Wise men appreciate all men, for they see the good in each and know how hard it is to make anything good
The higher the sun ariseth, the less shadow doth he cast; even so the greater is the goodness, the less doth it covet praise; yet cannot avoid its rewards in honours
There are plagues, and there are victims, and it's the duty of good men not to join forces with the plagues
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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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