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Ambition has one heel nailed in well, though she stretch her fingers to touch the heavens
All difficult things have their origin in that which is easy, and great things in that which is small
A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves
The way to do is to be
The more we give to others, the more are we increased
Misfortune is the root of good fortune; good fortune gives birth to misfortune
Anticipate the difficult by managing the easy
A scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar
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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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