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A wise man gets more use from his enemies than a fool from his...
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Sadistic excess attempts to reach roughly and by harshness what art reaches by fineness.
Quote #7474
The worst solitude is to be destitute of sincere friendship.
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The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures...
Quote #8711
The Sufis advise us to speak only after our words have managed to pass...
Quote #25196
You don’t get to choose how you’re going to die, or when. You can...
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Libraries keep the records on behalf of all humanity. … the unique and the...
Quote #31093
The simple act of paying attention can take you a long way.
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Almost all really new ideas have a certain aspect of foolishness when they are...
Quote #25984
Prejudices, it is well known, are most difficult to eradicate from the heart whose...