Truth
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In order to remain true to oneself one ought to renounce one's party three times a day
Truth is always served by great minds, even if they fight it
If you seek authenticity for authenticity's sake, you are no longer authentic
The real truths are those that can be invented
He, who has a true idea, simultaneously knows that he has a true idea, and cannot doubt of the truth of the thing perceived
Truth is a deep kindness that teaches us to be content in our everyday life and share with the people the same happiness
Say not, �I have found the truth�, but rather, �I have found a truth�
Many a doctrine is like a window pane. We see truth through it but it divides us from truth
An exaggeration is a truth that has lost its temper
Truth is a thing immortal and perpetual, and it gives to us a beauty that fades not away in time, nor does it take away the freedom of speech which proceeds from justice; but it gives to us the knowledge of what is just and lawful, separating from them the unjust and refuting them
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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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