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People are the common denominator of progress. So… no improvement is possible with unimproved...
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Pessimism is only the name that men of weak nerve give to wisdom.
Quote #24575
Music is essentially useless, as life is but both have an ideal extension which...
Quote #25458
Ours is the century of enforced travel of disappearances. The century of people helplessly...
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There are days when solitude, for someone my age, is a heady wine that...
Quote #7363
Only actions give life strength; only moderation gives it a charm.
Quote #12815
He who does not venture has no luck.
Quote #8866
Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards.
Quote #15719
Most powerful is he who has himself in his power.
Quote #7741
The wise are instructed by reason; ordinary minds by experience; the stupid, by necessity;...