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It is too difficult to think nobly when one thinks only of earning a living
Misery is almost always the result of thinking
There is nothing either good or bad but thinking makes it so
Thinking: the talking of the soul with itself
To be able to concentrate for a considerable time is essential to difficult achievement
Many people would sooner die than think; in fact, they do so
Those who know how to think need no teachers
When I examine myself and my methods of thought, I come to the conclusion that the gift of fantasy has meant more to me than any talent for abstract, positive thinking
I think and think for months and years. Ninety-nine times, the conclusion is false. The hundredth time I am right
If we are not ashamed to think it, we should not be ashamed to say it
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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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