Laughter to begin with was probably glee at the misfortunes of others. The baring of the teeth in laughter hints at its savage ancestry. Animals have no malice, hence also no laughter. They never savor the sudden glory of Schadenfreude. It was its infectious quality that made of laughter a medium of mutuality.
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A man is but what he knows.
A man is but what he knows.
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Conscience is the inner voice which warns us that someone may be looking.
Conscience is the inner voice which warns us that someone may be looking.
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If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts; but if he will be content to begin with doubts, he shall end in certainties.
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It is highly significant, and indeed almost a rule, that moral courage has its source in identification through one's own sensitivity with the suffering of one's fellow human beings.
There is no other way to judge the work of a mind except through its words.
There is no other way to judge the work of a mind except through its words.
You affect your subconscious mind by verbal repetition.
You affect your subconscious mind by verbal repetition.
Constancy is the foundation of virtue.
Constancy is the foundation of virtue.
A man is never more his single separate self than when he sets out on a journey.
A man is never more his single separate self than when he sets out on a journey.
