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The shy man does have some slight revenge upon society for the torture it inflicts upon him. He is able, read more
The shy man does have some slight revenge upon society for the torture it inflicts upon him. He is able, to a certain extent, to communicate his misery. He frightens other people as much as they frighten him. He acts like a damper upon the whole room, and the most jovial spirits become, in his presence, depressed and nervous.
The difference between a smart man and a wise man is that a smart man knows what to say, a read more
The difference between a smart man and a wise man is that a smart man knows what to say, a wise man knows whether or not to say it.
Virtue is not the absense of vices or the avoidance of moral dangers; virtue is a vivid and separate ting, read more
Virtue is not the absense of vices or the avoidance of moral dangers; virtue is a vivid and separate ting, like pain or a particular smell. - Tremendous Trifles.
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.
the tragic or the humorous is a matter of perspective
the tragic or the humorous is a matter of perspective
No man is free who is not a master of himself.
No man is free who is not a master of himself.
If a walker is indeed an individualist there is nowhere he can't go at dawn and not many places he read more
If a walker is indeed an individualist there is nowhere he can't go at dawn and not many places he can't go at noon. But just as it demeans life to live alongside a great river you can no longer swim in or drink from, to be crowded into safer areas and hours takes much of the gloss off walking -- one sport you shouldn't have to reserve a time and a court for.
Governing sense, mind and intellect, intent on liberation, free from desire, fear and anger, the sage is forever free.
Governing sense, mind and intellect, intent on liberation, free from desire, fear and anger, the sage is forever free.
Virtue herself is her own fairest reward. - Punica.
Virtue herself is her own fairest reward. - Punica.
