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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We usually know what we can do, but temptation shows us who we are.
We usually know what we can do, but temptation shows us who we are.
When all men think alike, no one thinks very much.
When all men think alike, no one thinks very much.
Freedom all solace to man gives: He lives at ease that freely lives.
Freedom all solace to man gives: He lives at ease that freely lives.
It's good to shut up sometimes.
It's good to shut up sometimes.
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It is not good to have an oar in everyone's boat.
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In the light of his vision he has found his freedom: his thoughts are peace, his words are peace and his work is peace.
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The glory that goes with wealth is fleeting and fragile; virtue is a possession glorious and eternal.
