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Anger cannot be dishonest.
Anger cannot be dishonest.
Argument is conclusive... but... it does not remove doubt, so that the mind may rest in the sure knowledge of read more
Argument is conclusive... but... it does not remove doubt, so that the mind may rest in the sure knowledge of the truth, unless it finds it by the method of experiment. For if any man who never saw fire proved by satisfactory arguments that fire burns. his hearer's mind would never be satisfied, nor would he avoid the fire until he put his hand in it that he might learn by experiment what argument taught.
Chivalry is the most delicate form of contempt.
Chivalry is the most delicate form of contempt.
Hatred can be overcome only by love.
Hatred can be overcome only by love.
One good act of vengeance deserves another.
One good act of vengeance deserves another.
An eye for eye only ends up making the whole world blind.
An eye for eye only ends up making the whole world blind.
The easiest way to be cheated is to believe yourself to be more cunning than others.
The easiest way to be cheated is to believe yourself to be more cunning than others.
Any solution to a problem changes the problem.
Any solution to a problem changes the problem.
In cities no one is quiet but many are lonely; in the country, people are quiet but few are lonely.
In cities no one is quiet but many are lonely; in the country, people are quiet but few are lonely.