Aphorisms
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Think not those faithful who praise all thy words and actions; but those who kindly reprove thy faults.
In so far as the mind is stronger than the body, so are the ills contracted by the mind more severe than those contracted by the body.
When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust the action steps.
To expect the unexpected shows a thoroughly modern intellect.
Extinction is the rule. Survival is the exception.
Immature love says: "I love you because I need you". Mature love says "I need you because I love you".
Luck is where opportunity meets preparation.
A taste for simplicity cannot endure for long.
If you live long enough, you'll see that every victory turns into a defeat.
The soul becomes dyed with the color of its thoughts.
The chief obstacle to the progress of the human race is the human race.
Pretend inferiority and encourage his arrogance.
Where there is no property there is no injustice.
Climate is what we expect, weather is what we get.
The two enemies of human happiness are pain and boredom.
Wear a smile and have friends; wear a scowl and have wrinkles.
The charity that is a trifle to us can be precious to others.
Good means not merely not to do wrong, but rather not to desire to do wrong.
Hope in reality is the worst of all evils because it prolongs the torments of man.
He who has a why to live can bear almost any how.
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