Aphorisms
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Man loves company — even if it is only that of a small burning candle.
Charity is no substitute for justice withheld.
Law stands mute in the midst of arms.
You cannot open a book without learning something.
I know that I am intelligent, because I know that I know nothing.
Flowers are restful to look at. They have neither emotions nor conflicts.
Mother is the name for God in the lips and hearts of little children.
Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.
Reject your sense of injury and the injury itself disappears.
Mistakes are the portals of discovery.
Women are made to be loved, not understood.
If you shut the door to all errors, truth will be shut out.
War does not determine who is right — only who is left.
Science is built up of facts, as a house is with stones. But a collection of facts is no more a science than a heap of stones is a house.
The traveler sees what he sees, the tourist sees what he has come to see.
Think left and think right and think low and think high. Oh, the thinks you can think up if only you try!
Nothing has more strength than dire necessity.
Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity.
One who deceives will always find those who allow themselves to be deceived.
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