Friendship multiplies the good of life and divides the evil.
Archives: Quotes
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Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.
Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.
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Keep silence for the most part, and speak only when
Keep silence for the most part, and speak only when you must, and then briefly.
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Treat people as if they were what they ought to
Treat people as if they were what they ought to be, and you help them to become what they are capable of being.
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We don’t receive wisdom; we must discover it for ourselves
We don’t receive wisdom; we must discover it for ourselves after a journey that no one can take for us or spare us.
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Be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some
Be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.
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Swim upstream. Go the other way. Ignore the conventional wisdom.
Swim upstream. Go the other way. Ignore the conventional wisdom.
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Do good by stealth, and blush to find it fame.
Do good by stealth, and blush to find it fame.
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I do not believe in a fate that falls on
I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they act; but I do believe in a fate that falls on man unless they act.
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A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but
A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is braver five minutes longer.