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Maxiom of the day
We covet what is guarded; the very care invokes the thief. Few
love what they may have.
[Lat., Quicquid servatur, cupimus magis: ipsaque furem
Cura vocat. Pauci, quod sinit alter, amant.] -
Maxiom of the day
A noble man compares and estimates himself by an idea which is higher than himself; and a mean man, by one lower than himself. The one produces aspiration; the other ambition, which is the way in which a vulgar man aspires.
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Maxiom of the day
Love is not a mere impulse, it must contain truth, which is law.
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Maxiom of the day
There is no love of life without despair of life.
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Maxiom of the day
From the errors of others, a wise man corrects his own.
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Maxiom of the day
It is not what we get. But who we become, what we contribute... that gives meaning to our lives.
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Maxiom of the day
It is impossible to persuade a man who does not disagree, but smiles.
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Maxiom of the day
It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves.
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Maxiom of the day
What is down will go up. At the same time, you have to be prepared for what is up to go down.
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Maxiom of the day
Be who you are and be that well.
