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.
I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.
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.
Selfishness is the greatest curse of the human race.
Diligence is the mother of good luck.
Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together.
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.
