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Never be unfaithful to a lover, except with your wife.
Never be unfaithful to a lover, except with your wife.
The disappearance of a sense of responsibility is the most far-reaching consequence of submission to authority.
The disappearance of a sense of responsibility is the most far-reaching consequence of submission to authority.
No pressure, no diamonds.
No pressure, no diamonds.
Ignorance of one's misfortunes is clear gain.
Ignorance of one's misfortunes is clear gain.
The worst men often give the best advice.
The worst men often give the best advice.
To sentence a man of true genius, to the drudgery of a school is to put a racehorse on a read more
To sentence a man of true genius, to the drudgery of a school is to put a racehorse on a treadmill.
Elegance of language may not be in the power of all of us; but simplicity and straight forwardness are. Write read more
Elegance of language may not be in the power of all of us; but simplicity and straight forwardness are. Write much as you would speak; speak as you think. If with your inferior, speak no coarser than usual; if with your superiors, no finer.
When I hear somebody sigh, 'Life is hard,' I am always tempted to ask, 'Compared to what?'.
When I hear somebody sigh, 'Life is hard,' I am always tempted to ask, 'Compared to what?'.
Man is not logical and his intellectual history is a record of mental reserves and compromises. He hangs on to read more
Man is not logical and his intellectual history is a record of mental reserves and compromises. He hangs on to what he can in his old beliefs even when he is compelled to surrender their logical basis.
