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A fault is sooner found than mended.
A fault is sooner found than mended.
If only God would give me some clear sign! Like making a large deposit in my name at a Swiss read more
If only God would give me some clear sign! Like making a large deposit in my name at a Swiss bank.
You are at enmity with yourself.
You are at enmity with yourself.
Grow your tree of falsehood from a small grain of truth. Do not follow those who lie in contempt of read more
Grow your tree of falsehood from a small grain of truth. Do not follow those who lie in contempt of reality. Let your lie be even more logical than the truth itself, so the weary travelers may find repose.
The misfortunes hardest to bear are these which never came.
The misfortunes hardest to bear are these which never came.
Calamity is man's true touchstone.
Calamity is man's true touchstone.
Never ascribe to an opponent motives meaner than your own.
Never ascribe to an opponent motives meaner than your own.
The responses of human beings vary greatly under dangerous circumstances. The strong man advances boldly to meet them head on. read more
The responses of human beings vary greatly under dangerous circumstances. The strong man advances boldly to meet them head on. The weak man grows agitated. But the superior man stands up to fate, endures resolutely in his inner certainty If ignorant both.
