One must judge men not by their opinions, but by what their opinions have made of them.

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With most people disbelief in a thing is founded on a blind belief in some other thing.

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Nothing makes one old so quickly as the ever-present thought that one is growing older.

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I am convinced we do not only love ourselves in others but hate ourselves in others too.

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The fly that doesn't want to be swatted is most secure when it lights on the fly-swatter.

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He who is in love with himself has at least this advantage - he won't encounter many rivals.

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The human tendency to regard little things as important has produced very many great things.

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Never undertake anything for which you wouldn't have the courage to ask the blessings of heaven.

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To do the opposite of something is also a form of imitation, namely an imitation of its opposite.

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We have no words for speaking of wisdom to the stupid. He who understands the wise is wise already.

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