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"There are successful scholars, public-spirited scholars, upright scholars, cautious scholars, and those who are merely petty men."
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"When a man is wrapped up in himself, he makes a pretty small package."
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"The ideas gained by men before they are twenty-five are practically the only ideas they shall have in their lives."
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"It is the child in man that is the source of his uniqueness and creativeness, and the playground is the optimal milieu for the unfolding of his capacities and talents."
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"All free men, wherever they may live, are citizens of Berlin. And therefore, as a free man, I take pride in the words "Ich bin ein Berliner!""
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"Most people know no other way of judging men's worth but by the vogue they are in, or the fortunes they have met with."
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"The historian must have some conception of how men who are not historians behave. Otherwise he will move in a world of the dead. He can only gain that conception through personal experience, and he can only use his personal experiences when he is a genius."
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"The mountains, the forest, and the sea, render men savage; they develop the fierce, but yet do not destroy the human."
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"A man seldom thinks with more earnestness of anything than he does of his dinner."
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"As I've gotten older I look like a man, finally."
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"I hold the world but as the world, Gratiano; A stage where every man must play a part, And mine is a sad one."
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"When you locate good in yourself, approve of it with determination. When you locate evil in yourself, despise it as something detestable."
Determination
"If the quickness of the mind and the fluency of the tongue are too punctilious and sharp, moderate them in your activity and rest."
Mind
"Sacrifices are concerned with the feelings of devotion and longing."
Emotional
"If the impulse to daring and bravery is too fierce and violent, stay it with guidance and instruction."
Philosophy
"When a man sees something desirable, he must reflect on the fact that with time it could come to involve what is detestable. When he sees something that is beneficial, he should reflect that sooner or later it, too, could come to involve harm."
Time
"Whether the gentleman is capable or not, he is loved all the same; conversely the petty man is loathed all the same."
Philosophy
"When you concentrate on agriculture and industry and are frugal in expenditures, Heaven cannot impoverish your state."
Philosophy
"If what the heart approves conforms to proper patterns, then even if one's desires are many, what harm would they be to good order?"
Heart
"A person is born with feelings of envy and hate. If he gives way to them, they will lead him to violence and crime, and any sense of loyalty and good faith will be abandoned."
Faith
"The coming of honor or disgrace must be a reflection of one's inner power."
Power
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