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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Habit and routine have an unbelievable power to waste and destroy. - Paradoxes.
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A loving person lives in a loving world. A hostile person lives in a hostile world. Everyone you meet is your mirror.
Imagination grows by exercise, and contrary to common belief, is more powerful in the mature than in the young.
Imagination grows by exercise, and contrary to common belief, is more powerful in the mature than in the young.
the tragic or the humorous is a matter of perspective
the tragic or the humorous is a matter of perspective
Life is not an easy matter.... You cannot live through it without falling into frustration and cynicism unless you have read more
Life is not an easy matter.... You cannot live through it without falling into frustration and cynicism unless you have before you a great idea which raises you above personal misery, above weakness, above all kinds of perfidy and baseness.
Nature does not loathe virtue: it is unaware of its existence. - A Letter to Myself.
Nature does not loathe virtue: it is unaware of its existence. - A Letter to Myself.
If you focus on results, you will never change. If you focus on change, you will get results.
If you focus on results, you will never change. If you focus on change, you will get results.
It's good to shut up sometimes.
It's good to shut up sometimes.
I have always thought the actions of men the best interpreters of their thoughts.
I have always thought the actions of men the best interpreters of their thoughts.
