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I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law
We dance round in a ring and suppose, But the Secret sits in the middle and knows.
This same philosophy is a good horse in the stable, but an arrant jade on a journey.
The Good-Natured Man
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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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