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It is as hard to see oneself as to look backwards without turning around
Explore thyself. Herein are demanded the eye and the nerve
Be faithful to that which exists within yourself
Know thyself! A maxim as pernicious as it is ugly. Whoever observes himself arrests his own development. A caterpillar who wanted to know itself well would never become a butterfly
He who knows others is wise. He who knows himself is enlightened
One should examine oneself for a very long time before thinking of condemning others
One must know oneself. If this does not serve to discover truth, it at least serves as a rule of life and there is nothing better
To know oneself, one should assert oneself
Have no fear of robbers or murderers. They are external dangers, petty dangers. We should fear ourselves. Prejudices are the real robbers; vices the real murders. The great dangers are within us. Why worry about what threatens our heads or purses? Let us think instead of what threatens our souls
The knowledge of yourself will preserve you from vanity
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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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