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Man is a social animal
He, who has a true idea, simultaneously knows that he has a true idea, and cannot doubt of the truth of the thing perceived
The order and connection of ideas is the same as the order and connection of things
Nothing exists from whose nature some effect does not follow
Will and intellect are one and the same thing
Whatsoever is contrary to nature is contrary to reason, and whatsoever is contrary to reason is absurd
We feel and know that we are eternal
The world would be happier if men had the same capacity to be silent that they have to speak
The highest activity a human being can attain is learning for understanding, because to understand is to be free
The greatest pride, or the greatest despondency, is the greatest ignorance of one's self
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
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On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
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