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You do not know it but you are the talk of all the town.
[Lat., Fabula (nec sentis) tota read more
You do not know it but you are the talk of all the town.
[Lat., Fabula (nec sentis) tota jactaris in urba.]
Count not him among your friends who will retail your privacies to the world.
Count not him among your friends who will retail your privacies to the world.
The one who overcomes egotism rids themselves of the most stubborn obstacle that blocks the way to all true greatness read more
The one who overcomes egotism rids themselves of the most stubborn obstacle that blocks the way to all true greatness and all true happiness.
I am the only person in the world I should like to know thoroughly.
I am the only person in the world I should like to know thoroughly.
Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that read more
Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.
But that your royal pleasure must be done,
This act is as an ancient tale new told,
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But that your royal pleasure must be done,
This act is as an ancient tale new told,
And in the last repeating troublesome,
Being urged at a time unreasonable.
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you read more
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
There is a lust in man no charm can tame: Of loudly publishing his neighbor's shame: On eagles wings immortal read more
There is a lust in man no charm can tame: Of loudly publishing his neighbor's shame: On eagles wings immortal scandals fly, while virtuous actions are born and die.
Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.
Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.