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The greatest genius will never be worth much if he pretends to draw
exclusively from his own resources.
The greatest genius will never be worth much if he pretends to draw
exclusively from his own resources.
Keep your feet on the ground and your thoughts at lofty heights.
Keep your feet on the ground and your thoughts at lofty heights.
Life is a play. It's not its length, but its performance that counts.
Life is a play. It's not its length, but its performance that counts.
Nothing adventured, nothing attained.
Nothing adventured, nothing attained.
For peace of mind, resign as general manager of the universe.
For peace of mind, resign as general manager of the universe.
Democracy without morality is impossible.
Democracy without morality is impossible.
The treacherous, unexplored areas of the world are not in continents or the seas; they are in the hearts and read more
The treacherous, unexplored areas of the world are not in continents or the seas; they are in the hearts and minds of men.
Men show their character in nothing more clearly than by what they
think laughable.
Men show their character in nothing more clearly than by what they
think laughable.
We who lived in the concentration camps can remember
the men who walked through the huts comforting others, giving away read more
We who lived in the concentration camps can remember
the men who walked through the huts comforting others, giving away their
last piece of bread. They may have been few in number, but they offer
sufficient proof that everything can be taken from a man but one thing:
The last of the human freedoms-to choose one's attitude in any given set
of circumstances, to choose one's own way.