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.
Tears are the silent language of grief.
It's not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.
A library is not a luxury but one of the necessities of life.
The only antidote to mental suffering is physical pain.
All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent.
When the flower blooms, the bees come uninvited.
The only way to have a friend is to be one.
A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.
Life is like a game of cards. The hand you are dealt is determinism; the way you play it is free will.
In a thousand pounds of law there is not an ounce of love.
Never look back unless you are planning to go that way.
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.
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