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If the secret sorrows of everyone could be read on their forehead, how many who now cause envy would suddenly read more
If the secret sorrows of everyone could be read on their forehead, how many who now cause envy would suddenly become the objects of pity.
Absence of occupation is not rest; A mind quite vacant is a mind distressed.
Absence of occupation is not rest; A mind quite vacant is a mind distressed.
The question now is: Can we understand our stupidity? This is a test of intellect, not of character.
The question now is: Can we understand our stupidity? This is a test of intellect, not of character.
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.
Man is so muddled, so dependent on the things immediately before his eyes, that every day even the most submissive read more
Man is so muddled, so dependent on the things immediately before his eyes, that every day even the most submissive believer can be seen to risk the torments of the afterlife for the smallest pleasure.
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.
If you think you're free, there's no escape possible.
If you think you're free, there's no escape possible.
the tragic or the humorous is a matter of perspective
the tragic or the humorous is a matter of perspective
Modernism may be seen as an attempt to reconstruct the world in the absence of God.
Modernism may be seen as an attempt to reconstruct the world in the absence of God.
