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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The glory that goes with wealth is fleeting and fragile; virtue is a possession glorious and eternal.
The glory that goes with wealth is fleeting and fragile; virtue is a possession glorious and eternal.
He who dares not (reason), is a slave.
He who dares not (reason), is a slave.
We are all mortal until the first kiss and the second glass of wine.
We are all mortal until the first kiss and the second glass of wine.
We who officially value freedom of speech above life itself seem to have nothing to talk about but the weather.
We who officially value freedom of speech above life itself seem to have nothing to talk about but the weather.
By concentrating our attention on the effect rather than the causes, we can avoid the laborious, nearly impossible task of read more
By concentrating our attention on the effect rather than the causes, we can avoid the laborious, nearly impossible task of trying to detect and deflect the many psychological influences on liking.
If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail.
If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail.
I've never been an intellectual but I have this look.
I've never been an intellectual but I have this look.
There is no more difficult art to acquire than the art of observation, and for some men it is quite read more
There is no more difficult art to acquire than the art of observation, and for some men it is quite as difficult to record an observation in brief and plain language. - Aphorisms from His Bedside Teachings and Writings.
The true test of character is not how much we know how to do, but how we behave when we read more
The true test of character is not how much we know how to do, but how we behave when we don't know what to do.
