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Whenever I hear people talking about ‘liberal ideas,’ I am always astounded that men...
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The sciences do not try to explain, they hardly even try to interpret, they...
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Why should I do anything for posterity? What has posterity ever done for me?
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Mortification from a self-strength, carried on by ways of self-invention, unto the end of...
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No athlete is crowned but in the sweat of his brow.
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If pleasures are greatest in anticipation, just remember that this is also true of...
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Never explain–your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe you...
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Diplomats are useful only in fair weather. As soon as it rains they drown...
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Good breeding consists in concealing how much we think of ourselves and how little...
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Life is not what one lived, but rather what one remembers, and how it...