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All men are frauds. The only difference between them is that some admit it. I myself deny it
Men have a much better time of it than women; for one thing they marry later; for another thing they die earlier
Complete masculinity and stupidity are often indistinguishable
Every normal person, in fact, is only normal on the average. His ego approximates to that of the psychotic in some part or other and to a greater or lesser extent
I consider how little man is, yet, in his own mind, how great. He is lord and master of all things, yet scarce can command anything
The power of man has grown in every sphere, except over himself
Great and good are seldom the same man
First find the man in yourself if you will inspire manliness in others
Work is a necessity for man. Man invented the alarm clock
A man is like a fraction whose numerator is what he is and whose denominator is what he thinks of himself. The larger the denominator the smaller the fraction
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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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