It cannot be denied that for a society which has to create scarcity to save its members from starvation, to whom abundance spells disaster, and to whom unlimited energy means unlimited power for war and destruction, there is an ominous cloud in the distance though at present it be no bigger than a man's hand.
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The more tranquil a man becomes, the greater is his success, his influence, his power for good. Calmness of mind is one of the beautiful jewels of wisdom.
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There is nobody so irritating as somebody with less intelligence and more sense than we have.
The intellect is weak; it has no power except over what is as weak as itself.
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Liberty is to the collective body, what health is to every individual body. Without health no pleasure can be tasted by man; without liberty, no happiness can be enjoyed by society.
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Sometimes I go about in pity for myself, and all the while a great wind is bearing me across the sky.
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Perfect freedom is reserved for the man who lives by his own work and in that work does what he wants to do.
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Imagination is the only weapon in the war against reality.
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The difference between a smart man and a wise man is that a smart man knows what to say, a wise man knows whether or not to say it.
