Nobility
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Many things about our bodies would not seem to us so filthy and obscene if we did not have the idea of nobility in our heads
The nobility of a human being is strictly independent of that of his convictions
Real nobility is based on scorn, courage, and profound indifference
If a man be endued with a generous mind, this is the best kind of nobility
True nobility is exempt from fear
There are more men ennobled by study than by nature
The nobler a man, the harder it is for him to suspect inferiority in others
Noble hearts are neither jealous nor afraid because jealousy spells doubt and fear spells pettiness
There's absolutely no reason for being rushed along with the rush. Everybody should be free to go very slow... What you want, what you're hanging around in the world waiting for, is for something to occur to you.
March 21, 1954
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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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