Aphorisms
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Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.
A person who won't read has no advantage over one who can't read.
Wit is well-bred insolence.
Let your desires be ruled by reason.
From my tribe I take nothing, I am the maker of my own fortune.
Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.
A really great talent finds its happiness in execution.
Love is blind; friendship closes its eyes.
The bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them, glory and danger alike, and yet notwithstanding, go out to meet it.
Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one must be silent.
Whatever possession we gain by our sword cannot be sure or lasting, but the love gained by kindness and moderation is certain and durable.
Sincerity is the way to heaven.
The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing.
The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it.
Rare is the union of beauty and purity.
The successful man will profit from his mistakes and try again in a different way.
I had rather be first in a village than second at Rome.
Give light, and the darkness will disappear of itself.
The whole of science is nothing more than a refinement of everyday thinking.
A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials.
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