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The suspicious believe everybody to be suspicious; the liar feels secure in the thought that he is not so foolish read more
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
The more tranquil a man becomes, the greater is his success, his influence, his power for good. Calmness of mind read more
The more tranquil a man becomes, the greater is his success, his influence, his power for good. Calmness of mind is one of the beautiful jewels of wisdom.
I should have no objection to a repetition of the same life from its beginning, only asking the advantages authors read more
I should have no objection to a repetition of the same life from its beginning, only asking the advantages authors have in a second edition to correct some faults of the first.
A pleasant illusion is better than a harsh reality.
A pleasant illusion is better than a harsh reality.
One concept corrupts and confuses the others. I am not speaking of the Evil whose limited sphere is ethics; I read more
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.
Freedom is the by-product of economic surplus.
Freedom is the by-product of economic surplus.
Four hostile newspapers are more to be feared than a thousand bayonets. - Maxims.
Four hostile newspapers are more to be feared than a thousand bayonets. - Maxims.
It's good to shut up sometimes.
It's good to shut up sometimes.