Truth
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He, who has a true idea, simultaneously knows that he has a true idea, and cannot doubt of the truth of the thing perceived
Truth is a deep kindness that teaches us to be content in our everyday life and share with the people the same happiness
Say not, �I have found the truth�, but rather, �I have found a truth�
Many a doctrine is like a window pane. We see truth through it but it divides us from truth
An exaggeration is a truth that has lost its temper
Truth is a thing immortal and perpetual, and it gives to us a beauty that fades not away in time, nor does it take away the freedom of speech which proceeds from justice; but it gives to us the knowledge of what is just and lawful, separating from them the unjust and refuting them
Truth is not only violated by falsehood; it may be equally outraged by silence
Pure truth cannot be assimilated by the crowd; it must be communicated by contagion
Let us be true: this is the highest maxim of art and of life, the secret of eloquence and of virtue, and of all moral authority
It is hard to believe that a man is telling the truth when you know that you would lie if you were in his place
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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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