Aphorisms
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Be the change that you wish to see in the world.
Remember what is unbecoming to do is also unbecoming to speak of.
The unexamined life is not worth living.
If the highest aim of a captain were to preserve his ship, he would keep it in port forever.
Algebra is the metaphysics of arithmetic.
The world of reality has its limits; the world of imagination is boundless.
The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself.
Music fills the infinite between two souls.
To live alone is the fate of all great souls.
If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.
Leaders must be close enough to relate to others, but far enough ahead to motivate them.
Punishment is justice for the unjust.
The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions.
Our prayers should be for blessings in general, for God knows best what is good for us.
They give birth astride of a grave, the light gleams an instant, then it's night once more.
Goodness is the only investment that never fails.
Love is a smoke made with the fume of sighs.
All the people like us are we, and everyone else is They.
It is not enough to have a good mind; the main thing is to use it well.
Ignorance is always afraid of change.
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