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.
The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings. The inherent virtue of Socialism is the equal sharing of miseries.
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.
I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and besides, the pig likes it.
We secure our friends not by accepting favors but by doing them.
It is better to risk saving a guilty man than to condemn an innocent one.
Don't find fault, find a remedy.
A single twig breaks, but the bundle of twigs is strong.
Love and desire are the spirit's wings to great deeds.
Concision in style, precision in thought, decision in life.
The less we deserve good fortune, the more we hope for it.
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.
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