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He that displays too often his wife and his wallet is in danger of having both of them borrowed
Pride is a vice, which pride itself inclines every man to find in others, and to overlook in himself
That which is given with pride and ostentation is rather an ambition than a bounty
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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
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."
Essays