Aphorisms
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Be careless in your dress if you will, but keep a tidy soul.
What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others.
Every day is a journey, and the journey itself is home.
Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding.
Satisfaction lies in the effort, not in the attainment, full effort is full victory.
The monotony and solitude of a quiet life stimulates the creative mind.
The only man who never makes a mistake is the man who never does anything.
A great man is different from an eminent one in that he is ready to be the servant of the society.
Laws are spider webs through which the big flies pass and the little ones get caught.
A vote is like a rifle; its usefulness depends upon the character of the user.
Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.
Television is chewing gum for the eyes.
For those who are willing to make an effort, great miracles and wonderful treasures are in store.
It is not possible to go forward while looking back.
Thy fate is the common fate of all; into each life some rain must fall.
What is tolerance? It is the consequence of humanity. We are all formed of frailty and error; let us pardon reciprocally each other's folly — that is the first law of nature.
Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man.
No man ever wetted clay and then left it, as if there would be bricks by chance and fortune.
The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are.
Courage is grace under pressure.
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