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What a peculiar privilege has this little agitation of the brain which we call 'thought'.
What a peculiar privilege has this little agitation of the brain which we call 'thought'.
It would be difficult to exaggerate the degree to which we are influenced by those we influence.
It would be difficult to exaggerate the degree to which we are influenced by those we influence.
Minds are like parachutes; they work best when open.
Minds are like parachutes; they work best when open.
A traveler of taste will notice that the wise are polite all over the world, but the fool only at read more
A traveler of taste will notice that the wise are polite all over the world, but the fool only at home.
Perfect freedom is reserved for the man who lives by his own work and in that work does what he read more
Perfect freedom is reserved for the man who lives by his own work and in that work does what he wants to do.
Show me a man who cannot bother to do little things and I'll show you a man who cannot be read more
Show me a man who cannot bother to do little things and I'll show you a man who cannot be trusted to do big things.
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.
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.
If a man has good manners and is not afraid of other people he will get by, even if he read more
If a man has good manners and is not afraid of other people he will get by, even if he is stupid.
