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Every change of place becomes a delight.
Fire tries gold, misery tries brave men.
The unexamined life is not worth living.
Knowing thyself is the height of wisdom.
A multitude of books distracts the mind.
Confidence is the present tense of hope.
I must find a truth that is true for me.
Without risk, faith is an impossibility.
Take it and return it: the kiss of love.
Pleasure disappoints; possibility never.
All existence is a manifestation of God.
I am told I was born. I do not remember.
Earnestness is the most important thing.
We live in media, as fish live in water.
The past is certain, the future obscure.
Every noble work is at first impossible.
Habit is the deepest law of human nature
Affectation is the product of falsehood.
Speech is great, but silence is greater.
My books are friends that never fail me.
The genuine essence of truth never dies.
We are an episode between two oblivions.
You can only govern men by serving them.
What is your trouble? Mistaken identity.
I will act as if I do make a difference.
Our beliefs are really rules for action.
All men begin their learning with Homer.
Pride and excess bring disaster for man.
The ultimate happiness is doing nothing.
The creature born is the creature dying.
You are the universe experiencing itself.
What would you do if money was no object?
Royalty does good and is badly spoken of.
Happiness belongs to the self sufficient.
To love someone is to identify with them.
Love is the cause of unity in all things.
Law is order, and good law is good order.
Money is human happiness in the abstract.
The old woman dies, the burden is lifted.
Faith is nothing but obedience and piety.
Art is ruled uniquely by the imagination.
Few things move as quietly as the future.
Sooner or later we all quote our mothers.
Of course not. After all, I may be wrong.
All human activity is prompted by desire.
A smell of petroleum prevails throughout.
Change is one thing, progress is another.
If you chase two rabbits, you catch none.
Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses.
Don't curse the darkness, light a candle.