Aphorisms
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A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool.
A schoolteacher or professor cannot educate individuals, he educates only species.
We shape our buildings, and afterwards our buildings shape us.
The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings. The inherent virtue of Socialism is the equal sharing of miseries.
We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office.
We would often be sorry if our wishes were gratified.
He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire.
In men of the highest character and noblest genius there is to be found an insatiable desire for honour, command, power, and glory.
For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone.
Words are singularly the most powerful force available to humanity. We can choose to use this force constructively with words of encouragement, or destructively using words of despair. Words have energy and power with the ability to help, to heal, to hinder, to hurt, to harm, to humiliate and to humble.
History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce.
Every block of stone has a statue inside it and it is the task of the sculptor to discover it.
Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.
Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers.
Revenge is profitable, gratitude is expensive.
Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.
If you must break the law, do it to seize power: in all other cases observe it.
Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.
Wisdom alone is the science of other sciences.
I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures.
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