The suspicious believe everybody to be suspicious; the liar feels secure in the thought that he is not so foolish as to believe that there is such a phenomenon as a strictly truthful person; the envious see envy in every soul; the miser thinks everybody is eager to get his money;...and the abandoned sensualist looks upon the saint as a hypocrite
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What is important in life is life, and not the result of life.
What is important in life is life, and not the result of life.
Freedom is just chaos with better lighting.
Freedom is just chaos with better lighting.
There is such a thing as moderation, even in telling the truth.
There is such a thing as moderation, even in telling the truth.
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Habits are safer than rules; you don't have to watch them. And you don't have to keep them either. They keep you. - Essays.
Despite the high cost of living it remains a popular item.
Despite the high cost of living it remains a popular item.
If a walker is indeed an individualist there is nowhere he can't go at dawn and not many places he read more
If a walker is indeed an individualist there is nowhere he can't go at dawn and not many places he can't go at noon. But just as it demeans life to live alongside a great river you can no longer swim in or drink from, to be crowded into safer areas and hours takes much of the gloss off walking -- one sport you shouldn't have to reserve a time and a court for.
I wish they would only take me as I am. - Dear Theo: Autobiography of Vincent Van Gogh.
I wish they would only take me as I am. - Dear Theo: Autobiography of Vincent Van Gogh.
When you choose your friends, don't be short-changed by choosing personality over character.
When you choose your friends, don't be short-changed by choosing personality over character.
