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A great value of antiquity lies in the fact that its writings are the only ones that modern men still read with exactness
The most original modern authors are not so because they advance what is new, but simply because they know how to put what they have to say, as if it had never been said before
Letters are among the most significant memorial a person can leave behind them
Every author in some way portrays himself in his works, even if it be against his will
Making a book is a craft, like making a clock; it needs more than native wit to be an author
A man of moderate understanding, thinks he writes divinely: A man of good understanding, thinks he writes reasonably
A small degree of wit, accompanied by good sense, is less tiresome in the long run than a great amount of wit without it
Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man
He that writes to himself writes to an eternal public
When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy
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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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