Truth
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All truth is simple... is that not doubly a lie?
In the mountains of truth, you never climb in vain
The visionary denies the truth to himself, the liar only to others
Deep is the well of truth and long does it take to know what has fallen into its depths
Nothing hurts a new truth more than an old error
Truth does not do so much good in the world, as the appearance of it does evil
Truth is the daughter of time, not of authority
Truth is so hard to tell, it sometimes needs fiction to make it plausible
Truth is a good dog; but always beware of barking too close to the heels of an error, lest you get your brains kicked out
Truth comes out of error more readily than out of confusion
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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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