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Curiosity will conquer fear even more than bravery will.
Under all wrongdoing lies personal vanity or the feeling that we are endowed and privileged beyond our fellows.
We get wise by asking questions, and even if these are not answered, we get wise, for a well-packed question carries its answer on its back as a... →
A sword, a spade, and a thought should never be allowed to rust.
Quietness is the beginning of virtue. To be silent is to be beautiful. Stars do not make a noise.
Originality does not consist in saying what no one has ever said before, but in saying exactly what you think yourself.
You must be fit to give before you can be fit to receive.
A woman is a branchy tree and man a singing wind; and from her branches carelessly he takes what he can find.
What the heart knows today the head will understand tomorrow.
There is no tragedy more woeful than the victory of hate, nor any attainment so hopelessly barren as the sterility of that achievement; for hate is... →
Chaos is the first condition. Order is the first law. Continuity is the first reflection. Quietude is the first happiness.
In that wide struggle which we call Progress, evil is always the aggressor and the vanquished, and it is right that this should be so, for without... →
Man works outwardly and inwardly - after rest, he has energy; after energy, he needs repose; so, when we have given instruction for a time, we need... →
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