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Men have made an idol of luck as an excuse for their own thoughtlessness.
Men have made an idol of luck as an excuse for their own thoughtlessness.
Whatsoever is contrary to nature is contrary to reason, and whatsoever is contrary to reason is absurd.
Whatsoever is contrary to nature is contrary to reason, and whatsoever is contrary to reason is absurd.
It is only doubt that creates. It is only the minority that counts.
It is only doubt that creates. It is only the minority that counts.
Throw moderation to the winds, and the greatest pleasures bring the greatest pains.
Throw moderation to the winds, and the greatest pleasures bring the greatest pains.
Every extreme attitude is a flight from the self.
Every extreme attitude is a flight from the self.
Firmness of purpose is one of the most necessary sinews of character, and one of the best instruments of success. read more
Firmness of purpose is one of the most necessary sinews of character, and one of the best instruments of success. Without it genius wastes its efforts in a maze of inconsistencies.
The remarkable thing is that we really love our neighbors as ourselves: we do unto others as we do unto read more
The remarkable thing is that we really love our neighbors as ourselves: we do unto others as we do unto ourselves. We hate others when we hate ourselves. We are tolerant of others when we tolerate ourselves. We forgive others when we forgive ourselves. We are prone to sacrifice others when we are ready to sacrifice ourselves.
It may indeed prove to be far the most difficult and not the least important task for human reason rationally read more
It may indeed prove to be far the most difficult and not the least important task for human reason rationally to comprehend its own limitations. It is essential for the growth of reason that as individuals we should bow to forces and obey principles which we cannot hope fully to understand, yet on which the advance and even the preservation of civilization depend.
The well-adjusted make poor prophets.
The well-adjusted make poor prophets.
