Aphorisms
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The unexamined life is not worth living.
Think not those faithful who praise all thy words and actions; but those who kindly reprove thy faults.
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.
If the highest aim of a captain were to preserve his ship, he would keep it in port forever.
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.
The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself.
Extinction is the rule. Survival is the exception.
Music fills the infinite between two souls.
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.
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