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The rich become richer and the poor become poorer is a cry heard throughout the whole civilized world
For the world is ruled by interest alone
The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it
To disregard what the world thinks of us is not only arrogant but utterly shameless
I never have sought the world; the world was not to seek me
The world is seldom what it seems; to man, who dimly sees, realities appear as dreams, and dreams realities
Insanity in individuals is something rare, but in groups, parties, nations and epochs it is the rule
Viewed from the summit of reason, all life looks like a malignant disease and the world like a madhouse
Let everyone sweep in front of his own door, and the whole world will be clean
Be above it! Make the world serve your purpose, but do not serve it
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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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