The suspicious believe everybody to be suspicious; the liar feels secure in the thought that he is not so foolish as to believe that there is such a phenomenon as a strictly truthful person; the envious see envy in every soul; the miser thinks everybody is eager to get his money;...and the abandoned sensualist looks upon the saint as a hypocrite
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In the fields of observation chance favors only the prepared mind.
In the fields of observation chance favors only the prepared mind.
To measure the man, measure his heart.
To measure the man, measure his heart.
He who dares not (reason), is a slave.
He who dares not (reason), is a slave.
Freedom is never letting your fears stop you from following your heart.
Freedom is never letting your fears stop you from following your heart.
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One concept corrupts and confuses the others. I am not speaking of the Evil whose limited sphere is ethics; I am speaking of the infinite.
What is important in life is life, and not the result of life.
What is important in life is life, and not the result of life.
Shyness is just egotism out of its depth.
Shyness is just egotism out of its depth.
When one makes a Revolution, one cannot mark time; one must always go forward -- or go back. He who read more
When one makes a Revolution, one cannot mark time; one must always go forward -- or go back. He who now talks about the "freedom of the press" goes backward, and halts our headlong course towards Socialism.
