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Every man's work, whether it be literature, or music or pictures or architecture or anything else, is always a portrait of himself
Do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Let the day's own trouble be sufficient for the day
Conscience is thoroughly well-bred and soon leaves off talking to those who do not wish to hear it
Any fool can tell the truth, but it requires a man of some sense to know how to lie well
An apology for the devil: it must be remembered that we have heard one side of the case. God has written all the books
All truth is not to be told at all times
All progress is based upon a universal innate desire on the part of every organism to live beyond its income
All philosophies, if you ride them home, are nonsense, but some are greater nonsense than others
All animals, except man, know that the principal business of life is to enjoy it
A virtue to be serviceable must, like gold, be alloyed with some commoner, but more durable alloy
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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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