Aphorisms
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First we have to believe, and then we believe.
It is a mistake to try to look too far ahead. The chain of destiny can only be grasped one link at a time.
Let the punishment match the offense.
I don't want life to imitate art. I want life to be art.
If you know the enemy and know yourself you need not fear the results of a hundred battles.
Anger and intolerance are the enemies of correct understanding.
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!
Never look back unless you are planning to go that way.
Better three hours too soon than a minute too late.
To begin, begin.
Sometimes our light goes out but is blown into flame by another human being. Each of us owes deepest thanks to those who have rekindled this light.
Happiness: a good bank account, a good cook, and a good digestion.
Leave no stone unturned.
Silence is one of the great arts of conversation.
Early in life I had to choose between honest arrogance and hypocritical humility. I chose the former and have seen no reason to change.
The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated.
Nature and books belong to the eyes that see them.
No trace of slavery ought to mix with the studies of the freeborn man. No study, pursued under compulsion, remains rooted in the memory.
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