It is a good thing to see what things should be avoided in another person's troubles.
What youth found and must find outside, the man of life's afternoon must find within himself.
The light, queen of colours.
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True art is creation, and creation is beyond all theories.
Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.
Weigh oath with oath, and you will nothing weigh.
Our deeds, our feelings, our thoughts, and our sensations just happen of themselves, as the rain falls and the water flows along the valley.
It is always the impatience to win that causes someone to lose.
And suddenly you know: It's time to start something new and trust the magic of beginnings.
It is easier to say original things than to reconcile with one another things already said.
Man is the only creature who refuses to be what he is.
He who knows does not speak; he who speaks does not know.
The happiness or unhappiness of men depends no less upon their dispositions than their fortunes.
Strength and weakness of mind are mis-named; they are really only the good or happy arrangement of our bodily organs.
We have more strength than will; and it is often merely for an excuse we say things are impossible.
Neither the sun nor death can be looked at without winking.
We have all sufficient strength to support the misfortunes of others.
If you have an apple and I have an apple and we exchange apples then you and I will still each have one apple. But if you have an idea and I have an idea and we exchange these ideas, then each of us will have two ideas.
Doubt is not below knowledge, but above it.
The truest way to be deceived is to think oneself more knowing than others.
Which was to be demonstrated.
The philosophers have only interpreted the world, in various ways. The point, however, is to change it.
You are the big bang, the original force of the universe, coming on as whoever you are.
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Article XVII – Property being an inviolable and sacred right, no one can be deprived of private usage, if it is not when the public necessity, legally noted, evidently requires it, and under the condition of a just and prior indemnity.
Charm is a way of getting the answer 'Yes' without asking a clear question.
A wise and prudent king knows how to make use of even the least of his subjects.
When in doubt, leave it out.
In wine, truth.
When in doubt, tell the truth.
The essence of all beautiful art, all great art, is gratitude.
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