"The vanity of the selfless, even those who practice utmost humility, is boundless."

Ethics, Humility, Vanity, Self, Observation

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"The vanity of the selfless, even those who practice utmost humility, is boundless."

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"Ideas have significance for him only as a prelude to action."

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"You can discover what your enemy fears most by observing the means he uses to frighten you."

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"People in a hurry cannot think cannot grow nor can they decay. They are preserved in a state of perpetual puerility."

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"Anger is the prelude to courage."

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"To have a grievance is to have a purpose in life."

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"It is the malady of our age that the young are so busy teaching us that they have no time left to learn."

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"When people are bored it is primarily with themselves."

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"It is futile to judge a kind deed by its motives. Kindness can become its own motive. We are made kind by being kind."

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"Every intense desire is perhaps a desire to be different from what we are."

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"Hatred is the most accessible and comprehensive of all the unifying agents. Mass movements can rise and spread without belief in a god, but never without a belief in a devil."

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