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The phrases that men hear or repeat continually, end by becoming convictions and ossify the organs of intelligence.

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Never by reflection, but only by doing is self-knowledge possible to one.

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One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture and, if possible, speak a few reasonable words.

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What you can do, or dream you can do, begin it; boldness has genius, power and magic in it.

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Artists have a double relationship towards nature: they are her master and her slave at the same time. They are her slave in so far as they mu...

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Piety is not a goal but a means to attain through the purest peace of mind the highest culture.

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You will always find [hatred] strongest and most violent where there is the lowest degree of culture.

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Whenever I hear people talking about "liberal ideas," I am always astounded that men should love to fool themselves with empty sounds. An idea should never be liberal; it must be vigorous, positive, and without loose ends so that it may fulfill its divine mission and be productive. The proper place for liberality is in the realm of the emotions.

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We are forced to participate in the games of life before we can possibly learn how to use the options in the rules governing them.

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One cannot develop taste from what is of average quality but only from the very best.

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Everything a human being wants can be divided into four components -- love, adventure, power and fame.

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One man's word is no man's word; we should quietly hear both sides

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There has been and always will be plenty of arguments about the usefulness and harm of the spreading of the Bible. In my view the Bible will c...

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Behavior is a mirror in which everyone shows his image.

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He who possesses art and science has religion; he who does not possess them, needs religion.

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Whatever you do, or dream, begin it now.. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. Begin it now.

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Reason can never be popular. Passions and feelings may become popular, but reason will always remain the sole property of a few eminent individuals.

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The happy do not believe in miracles

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Seldom in the business and transactions of ordinary life, do we find the sympathy we want.

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It is after all the greatest art to limit and isolate oneself.

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