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A wise man co-ordinates his interests, and develops them according to their merits. Cupidity defeats its own ends by following so many at once that in our greed for trifles we lose sight of important matters.
— Sep 15, 2026 11:51AM
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The cleverest men go through life decrying trickery either to be in a position to deceive in a crisis, or to achieve a great ambition.
— Sep 16, 2026 10:40AM
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Our strength exceeds our will-power; hence we often excuse our failures by pleading the impossibility of success.
— Sep 11, 2026 06:09AM
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A man condemned to die often affects a firmness and a scorn of death which, at bottom, are but his fear of facing it. And this stoicism is to his mind what the bandage is to his eyes.
— Sep 11, 2026 05:41AM
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Enthusiasm is the only convincing orator; it is like the infallible rule of some function of Nature. An enthusiastic simpleton is more persuasive than a silver-tongued orator.
— Sep 11, 2026 05:39AM
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Passion often makes idiots of the wisest men, and clever men of fools.
— Sep 11, 2026 05:39AM