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Nothing gives rest but the sincere search for truth
Nature is an infinite sphere of which the center is everywhere and the circumference nowhere
Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from religious conviction
Men despise religion. They hate it and are afraid it may be true
Man's greatness lies in his power of thought
The heart has its reasons of which reason knows nothing
Law, without force, is impotent
Kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much
In faith there is enough light for those who want to believe and enough shadows to blind those who don't
In each action we must look beyond the action at our past, present, and future state, and at others whom it affects, and see the relations of all those things. And then we shall be very cautious
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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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