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"A cynic is a man who, when he smells flowers, looks around for a coffin."
Criticism
"I never lecture, not because I am shy or a bad speaker, but simply because I detest the sort of people who go to lectures and don't want to meet them."
Education
"Love is the triumph of imagination over intelligence."
Love
"Time stays, we go."
Time
"Have you ever watched a crab on the shore crawling backward in search of the Atlantic Ocean, and missing? That's the way the mind of man operates."
Perception
"I believe that it is better to tell the truth than a lie. I believe it is better to be free than to be a slave. And I believe it is better to know than to be ignorant."
Politics
"The cynics are right nine times out of ten."
Reflection
"Life is a dead-end street."
Life
"Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats."
Perception
"The only cure for contempt is counter-contempt."
Reflection
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"Deep down in my heart, I know that I know nothing."
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"Honour pricks me on. Yea but how if honour prick me off when I come on? How then? Can honour set to a leg? No. Or an arm? No. Or take away the grief of a wound? No. Honour hath no skill in surgery then? No. What is honour? A word."
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"Knowledge, ideas, and wisdom are the most powerful forces that we can use to improve lives while bringing peace to this beautiful world."
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"As light nourishes plants, wisdom nourishes sages."
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"Self-knowledge is the greatest education."
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"You are a product of your mind, a result of your thoughts, and a consequence of your actions."
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"Time is a precious gift."
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"Beautiful silence is better than ugly speech."
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"Unless you know where you are going then you will not know how to get there."
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"You either waste, spend or invest time. Make your choice wisely."
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