Aphorisms
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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.
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.
It is not enough to have a good mind; the main thing is to use it well.
Thought is only a flash between two long nights, but this flash is everything.
No man was ever wise by chance.
The right of a nation to kill a tyrant in case of necessity can no more be doubted than to hang a robber, or kill a flea.
You cannot depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus.
I will have nought to do with a man who can blow hot and cold with the same breath.
I will go further, and assert that nature without culture can often do more to deserve praise than culture without nature.
Good, better, best. Never let it rest. 'Til your good is better and your better is best.
God gave us the gift of life; it is up to us to give ourselves the gift of living well.
Children are the anchors that hold a mother to life.
There is no great genius without some touch of madness.
Politics have no relation to morals.
If you are not too long, I will wait here for you all my life.
Success is getting and achieving what you want. Happiness is wanting and being content with what you get.
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