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.
Two things awe me most, the starry sky above me and the moral law within me.
Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.
Whatever you are, be a good one.
If we don't end war, war will end us.
The only way to keep your health is to eat what you don't want, drink what you don't like, and do what you'd rather not.
Wisdom begins in wonder.
Cure sometimes, treat often, comfort always.
Every step of life shows much caution is required.
I finally know what distinguishes man from the other beasts: financial worries.
'Beauty is truth, truth beauty', — that is all ye know on earth, and all ye need to know.
Today is the only day. Yesterday is gone.
Only great minds can afford a simple style.
No one knows what he can do until he tries.
In war, events of importance are the result of trivial causes.
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