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Think as the wise men think, but talk like the simple people do.
Money is a guarantee that we can have what we want in the future
While fiction is often impossible, it should not be implausible.
The man who is content to live alone is either a beast or a god.
What it lies in our power to do, it lies in our power not to do.
Of all the varieties of virtues, liberalism is the most beloved.
That rule is the better which is exercised over better subjects.
The best tragedies are conflicts between a hero and his destiny.
Evidence from torture may be considered completely untrustworthy
A brave man is clear in his discourse, and keeps close to truth.
Men cling to life even at the cost of enduring great misfortune.
It is a clear gain to sacrifice pleasure in order to avoid pain.
That which knows all things and is known by none is the subject.
No matter how thin you slice it, there will always be two sides.
Desire nothing for yourself, which you do not desire for others.
God is the indwelling and not the transient cause of all things.
This is a mission and a vision to do good as well as doing well.
The translation called good has original value as a work of art.
The experience of overcoming fear is extraordinarily delightful.
What hunger is in relation to food, zest is in relation to life.
I feel life is so small unless it has windows into other worlds.
Too little liberty brings stagnation, and too much brings chaos.
No rules, however wise, are a substitute for affection and tact.
In the ordinary business of life punctuality is . . . necessary.
The reason is, and by rights ought to be, slave to the emotions.
It's not what you have lost, but what you have left that counts.
No man can ever be secure until he has been forsaken by Fortune.
Any old woman can love God better than a doctor of theology can.
Induction is the glory of science and the scandal of philosophy.
Truth is a torch which gleams in the fog but does not dispel it.
It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.
The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home.
Wisdom is rooted in watching with affection the way people grow.
Isn't it a pleasure to study and practice what you have learned?
Ah, music, sacred tongue of God! I hear thee calling and I come.
The gentleman prefers to be slow in word but diligent in action.
A true gentleman makes demands upon himself but not upon others.
Courage is being true to yourself, true to a sense of integrity.
As we mature in Christ, it is actually possible to outgrow fear.
If nobody cares, then it doesn't matter what happens to flowers.
Give, but, if possible, spare the poor man the shame of begging.
You risk just as much in being credulous as in being suspicious.
Two qualities essential for the artist: moralityand perspective.
Evil always turns up in this world through some genius or other.
Man is the most intelligent of the animals - and the most silly.
Every man possesses the Buddha-nature. Do not demean yourselves.
The world doesn't need what women have, it needs what women are.
Passionate hatred can give meaning and purpose to an empty life.
It is useless to teach those who do not expect to be transformed
He who believes in nothing still needs a girl to believe in him.