Aphorisms
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I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance.
To improve is to change, so to be perfect is to have changed often.
Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment.
Art, freedom and creativity will change society faster than politics.
We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.
Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud.
In character, in manner, in style, in all things, the supreme excellence is simplicity.
Pain and pleasure, like light and darkness, succeed each other.
Satisfaction lies in the effort, not in the attainment, full effort is full victory.
The monotony and solitude of a quiet life stimulates the creative mind.
A vote is like a rifle; its usefulness depends upon the character of the user.
Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.
Television is chewing gum for the eyes.
For those who are willing to make an effort, great miracles and wonderful treasures are in store.
Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man.
The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are.
He travels the fastest who travels alone.
If we open a quarrel between past and present, we shall find that we have lost the future.
Courtesy is as much a mark of a gentleman as courage.
The universe is built on a plan the profound symmetry of which is somehow present in the inner structure of our intellect.
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