“ The most profound joy has more of gravity than of gaiety in it. ”
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“ He who is not very strong in memory should not meddle with lying. ”
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“ Nothing fixes a thing so intensely in the memory as the wish to forget it. ”
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“ Don't discuss yourself, for you are bound to lose; if you belittle yourself, you are believed; if you praise yourself, you are disbelieved. ”
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“ When I am attacked by gloomy thoughts, nothing helps me so much as running to my books. They quickly absorb me and banish the clouds from my mind. ”
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“ Not being able to govern events, I govern myself, and apply myself to them, if they will not apply themselves to me. ”
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“ The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself. ”
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“ A man who fears suffering is already suffering from what he fears. ”
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“ Nothing is so firmly believed as that which we least know. ”
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“ Confidence in the goodness of another is good proof of one’s own goodness. ”
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“ My life has been full of terrible misfortunes most of which never happened. ”
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“ We can be knowledgeable with other men’s knowledge but we cannot be wise with other men’s wisdom. ”
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“ The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself. ”
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“ There is little less trouble in governing a private family than a whole kingdom. ”
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“ There are some defeats more triumphant than victories. ”
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“ The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself. ”
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“ The want of goods is easily repaired, but the poverty of the soul is irreparable. ”
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“ He who establishes his argument by noise and command shows that his reason is weak. ”
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“ The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself. ”
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“ I do not care so much what I am to others as I care what I am to myself. ”
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“ The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself. ”
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