To see what is in front of one's nose needs a constant struggle.
'No soul is willing to be robbed of truth', he says. The same holds of justice, too, of temperance, of kindness, and the like. It is most necessary to remember this continually, for thus you will be more gentle to all men.
It takes the whole of life to learn how to live.
It is much more difficult to judge oneself than to judge others.
Action is the language of the body and should harmonize with the spirit within.
But the most beautiful of all doubts Is when the downtrodden and despondent raise their heads and Stop believing in the strength Of their oppressors.
One has to do good in order for it to exist in the world.
Nothing is more simple than greatness; indeed, to be simple is to be great.
Without the art of living knowledge nought avails.
If one speaks or acts with a pure mind, happiness will follow. Like a shadow that never leaves.
Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.
Human wisdom consists in a knowledge of the order in which it is profitable to know things;
Envy is ever joined with the comparing of a man's self; and where there is no comparison, no envy.
Be a philosopher; but, amidst all your philosophy, be still a man.
It is a characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things.
All of us harbour in ourselves hidden gardens and plantations;
One of the most difficult matters in all controversy is to distinguish disputes about words from disputes about facts.
There are more things to admire in men than to despise.
People grow old indeed, but who grows wise?
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Each generation imagines itself to be more intelligent than the one that went before it, and wiser than the one that comes after it.
Whoever has destroyed a prejudice, a single prejudice, is a benefactor of mankind.
When in doubt, follow the suit of the wise and prudent.
Those who make the worst use of their time are the first to complain of its brevity.
Mastery of the moment is mastery over life.
I also am other than what I imagine myself to be. To know this is forgiveness.
Humankind has become so much one family that we cannot ensure our own prosperity except by ensuring that of everyone else. If you wish to be happy yourself, you must resign yourself to seeing others also happy.
To make a virtue out of necessity; that is the beautiful and great work.
It is easier to be wise for others than for ourselves.
A propensity to hope and joy is real riches: One to fear and sorrow, real poverty.
We are so constituted by Nature that we easily believe the things we hope for, but believe only with difficulty those we fear.
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