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"Every man who observes vigilantly and resolves steadfastly grows unconsciously into genius."
Genius
"In science, read, by preference, the newest works; in literature, the oldest. The classic literature is always modern."
Science
"What is past is past, there is a future left to all men, who have the virtue to repent and the energy to atone."
Men
"Whatever the number of a man's friends, there will be times in his life when he has one too few; but if he has only one enemy, he is lucky indeed if he has not one too many."
Life
"Chance happens to all, but to turn chance to account is the gift of few."
Chance
"Refuse to be ill. Never tell people you are ill; never own it to yourself. Illness is one of those things which a man should resist on principle at the onset."
People
"A fresh mind keeps the body fresh. Take in the ideas of the day, drain off those of yesterday. As to the morrow, time enough to consider it when it becomes today."
Time
"Master books, but do not let them master you. Read to live, not live to read."
Books
"Happiness and virtue rest upon each other; the best are not only the happiest, but the happiest are usually the best."
Happiness
"The easiest person to deceive is one's self."
Self
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"The people who are absent are the ideal; those who are present seem to be quite commonplace."
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"Often people display a curious respect for a man drunk, rather like the respect of simple races for the insane... There is something awe-inspiring in one who has lost all inhibitions."
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"The last resort of kings, the cannonball. The last resort of the people, the paving stone."
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"It is not true that people are naturally equal for no two people can be together for even a half an hour without one acquiring an evident superiority over the other."
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"Other people's beliefs may be myths, but not mine."
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"There are bad people who would be less dangerous if they were quite devoid of goodness."
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"Whatever good things people say of us, they tell us nothing new."
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"I do not want people to be very agreeable, as it saves me the trouble of liking them a great deal."
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"We don't get to know people when they come to us; we must go to them to find out what they are like."
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"There are only two kinds of people who are really fascinating - people who know absolutely everything, and people who know absolutely nothing."
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