Aphorisms
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Be the change that you wish to see in the world.
Remember what is unbecoming to do is also unbecoming to speak of.
The unexamined life is not worth living.
In anger nothing right nor judicious can be done.
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.
It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.
Algebra is the metaphysics of arithmetic.
The world of reality has its limits; the world of imagination is boundless.
At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us.
Most smiles are started by another smile.
Thinking: the talking of the soul with itself.
Those who are free of resentful thoughts surely find peace.
To live alone is the fate of all great souls.
Punishment is justice for the unjust.
Our prayers should be for blessings in general, for God knows best what is good for us.
They give birth astride of a grave, the light gleams an instant, then it's night once more.
Love is a smoke made with the fume of sighs.
All the people like us are we, and everyone else is They.
It is not enough to have a good mind; the main thing is to use it well.
The only vice that cannot be forgiven is hypocrisy. The repentance of a hypocrite is itself hypocrisy.
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