Life
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The greatest lesson in life is to know that even fools are right sometimes
Life is largely a matter of expectation
Life grants nothing to us mortals without hard work
The ultimate value of life depends upon awareness and the power of contemplation rather than upon mere survival
It is best to rise from life as from a banquet, neither thirsty nor drunken
The expectations of life depend upon diligence; the mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools
Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated
Life is simply what our feelings do to us
Life swings like a pendulum backward and forward between pain and boredom
Human life must be some form of mistake
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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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