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We are double-edged blades, and every time we whet our virtue the return stroke straps our vice.
We are double-edged blades, and every time we whet our virtue the return stroke straps our vice.
Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. Security does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men read more
Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. Security does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than exposure.
Vice is a monster of so frightful mien,
As to be hated need but to be seen;
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Vice is a monster of so frightful mien,
As to be hated need but to be seen;
Yet seen too oft, familiar with her face,
We first endure, then pity, then embrace.
Experience is not what happens to you; it's what you do with what happens to you.
Experience is not what happens to you; it's what you do with what happens to you.
A vice is a failure of desire.
A vice is a failure of desire.
Experience is a school where a man learns what a big fool he has been.
Experience is a school where a man learns what a big fool he has been.
One should judge a man mainly from his depravities. Virtues can be faked. Depravities are real.
One should judge a man mainly from his depravities. Virtues can be faked. Depravities are real.
The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science.
The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science.
Our experience is composed rathery of illusions that of wisdom acquired.
Our experience is composed rathery of illusions that of wisdom acquired.
