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In the fields of observation chance favors only the prepared mind.
In the fields of observation chance favors only the prepared mind.
When one makes a Revolution, one cannot mark time; one must always go forward -- or go back. He who read more
When one makes a Revolution, one cannot mark time; one must always go forward -- or go back. He who now talks about the "freedom of the press" goes backward, and halts our headlong course towards Socialism.
The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is called resignation is confirmed desperation.
The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is called resignation is confirmed desperation.
The shy man does have some slight revenge upon society for the torture it inflicts upon him. He is able, read more
The shy man does have some slight revenge upon society for the torture it inflicts upon him. He is able, to a certain extent, to communicate his misery. He frightens other people as much as they frighten him. He acts like a damper upon the whole room, and the most jovial spirits become, in his presence, depressed and nervous.
The more tranquil a man becomes, the greater is his success, his influence, his power for good. Calmness of mind read more
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.
The mind has exactly the same power as the hands; not merely to grasp the world, but to change it.
The mind has exactly the same power as the hands; not merely to grasp the world, but to change it.
It's good to shut up sometimes.
It's good to shut up sometimes.
If intellection and knowledge were mere passion from without, or the bare reception of extraneous and adventitious forms, then no read more
If intellection and knowledge were mere passion from without, or the bare reception of extraneous and adventitious forms, then no reason could be given at all why a mirror or looking-glass should not understand; whereas it cannot so much as sensibly perceive those images which it receives and reflects to us.
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.
