Aphorisms
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If you don't stand for something you will fall for anything.
Sincerity is the end and beginning of things; without sincerity there would be nothing.
Man is the Only Animal that Blushes. Or needs to.
Bad men live that they may eat and drink, whereas good men eat and drink that they may live.
Love the sinner and hate the sin.
For as lack of adornment is said to become some women, so this subtle oration, though without embellishment, gives delight.
Nothing more than education advances the prosperity, the power, and the happiness of a nation.
It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves.
By plucking her petals, you do not gather the beauty of the flower.
The sole meaning of life is to serve humanity.
The rose and the thorn, and sorrow and gladness are linked together.
Opinion is the medium between knowledge and ignorance.
Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.
Justice cannot be for one side alone, but must be for both.
A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than you love yourself.
Every good citizen adds to the strength of a nation.
Patriotism is when love of your own people comes first; nationalism, when hate for people other than your own comes first.
The level of our success is limited only by our imagination and no act of kindness, however small, is ever wasted.
The discipline of desire is the background of character.
There are two ways to live: you can live as if nothing is a miracle; you can live as if everything is a miracle.
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