Aphorisms
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Think not those faithful who praise all thy words and actions; but those who kindly reprove thy faults.
In so far as the mind is stronger than the body, so are the ills contracted by the mind more severe than those contracted by the body.
When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust the action steps.
To expect the unexpected shows a thoroughly modern intellect.
Extinction is the rule. Survival is the exception.
Immature love says: "I love you because I need you". Mature love says "I need you because I love you".
Luck is where opportunity meets preparation.
A taste for simplicity cannot endure for long.
If you live long enough, you'll see that every victory turns into a defeat.
The soul becomes dyed with the color of its thoughts.
The art of a people is a true mirror to their minds.
Pretend inferiority and encourage his arrogance.
Where there is no property there is no injustice.
The promise given was a necessity of the past: the word broken is a necessity of the present.
Hope is the companion of power, and the mother of success; for who so hopes has within him the gift of miracles.
The two enemies of human happiness are pain and boredom.
Wear a smile and have friends; wear a scowl and have wrinkles.
The charity that is a trifle to us can be precious to others.
Good means not merely not to do wrong, but rather not to desire to do wrong.
Marriage is the most natural state of man, and the state in which you will find solid happiness.
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