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The tone of good conversation is brilliant and natural; it is neither tedious nor frivolous; it is instructive without pedantry, gay without tumultuousness, polished without affectation, gallant without insipidity, waggish without equivocation
The science of government is only a science of combinations, of applications, and of exceptions, according to times, places and circumstances
The person who has lived the most is not the one with the most years, but the one with the richest experiences
The mind grows narrow in proportion as the soul grows corrupt
Reason deceives us often; conscience never
Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet
It is not our criminal actions that require courage to confess, but those which are ridiculous and foolish
If there were a people consisting of gods, they would be governed democratically. So perfect a government is not suitable to men
Gratitude is a duty which ought to be paid, but which none have a right to expect
Gracefulness cannot subsist without ease; delicacy is not debility; nor must a woman be sick in order to please. Infirmity, and sickness may excite our pity, but desire and pleasure require the bloom and vigor of health
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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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