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There is no excellent beauty that hath not some strangeness in the proportion.
There is no excellent beauty that hath not some strangeness in the proportion.
Good means not merely not to do wrong, but rather not to desire to do wrong.
Good means not merely not to do wrong, but rather not to desire to do wrong.
Where all think alike, no one thinks very much.
Where all think alike, no one thinks very much.
The easier it is to do, the harder it is to change.
The easier it is to do, the harder it is to change.
Who speaks reason to his fellow man bestows it upon them.
Who speaks reason to his fellow man bestows it upon them.
The more kindness shown to an envious man, the worse he becomes.
The more kindness shown to an envious man, the worse he becomes.
When music and courtesy are better understood and appreciated, there will be no war
When music and courtesy are better understood and appreciated, there will be no war
Savage peoples are ruled by passion, civilized peoples by the mind. The difference lies not in the respective natures of read more
Savage peoples are ruled by passion, civilized peoples by the mind. The difference lies not in the respective natures of savagery and civilization, but in their attendant circumstances, institutions, and so forth. The difference, therefore, does not operate in every sense, but it does in most of them. Even the most civilized peoples, in short, can be fired with passionate hatred for each other.
Add a few drops of malice to a half truth and you have an absolute truth.
Add a few drops of malice to a half truth and you have an absolute truth.
