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The savage in man is never quite eradicated
Man is more interesting than men. God made him and not them in his image. Each one is more precious than all
Of all the ways of defining man, the worst is the one which makes him out to be a rational animal
Man seeks to escape himself in myth, and does so by any means at his disposal. Drugs, alcohol, or lies. Unable to withdraw into himself, he disguises himself. Lies and inaccuracy give him a few moments of comfort
Men exist for the sake of one another
When you find an unwillingness to rise early in the morning, endeavor to rouse your faculties, and act up to your kind, and consider that you have to do the business of a man; and that action is both beneficial and the end of your being
Our nature consist in motion; complete rest is death
Nothing is so intolerable to man as being fully at rest, without a passion, without business, without entertainment, without care
We are all special cases
Man wants to live, but it is useless to hope that this desire will dictate all his actions
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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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