Lying is the same as alcoholism. Liars prevaricate even on their deathbeds.
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in Quotes & Aphorisms (Life)
Exquisite nature, daydreams, and music say one thing, real life another.
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in Quotes & Aphorisms (Moods)
Great Jove angry is no longer Jove.
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It is unfortunate that we try to solve the simplest questions cleverly, and therefore make them unusually complicated. We should seek a simple solution.
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in Quotes & Aphorisms (Wisdom)
It is not only the prisoners who grow coarse and hardened from corporeal punishment, but those as well who perpetrate the act or are present to witness it.
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Neither I nor anyone else knows what a standard is. We all recognize a dishonorable act, but have no idea what honor is.
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Russian forests crash down under the axe, billions of trees are dying, the habitations of animals and birds are laid waste, rivers grow shallow and dry up, marvelous landscapes are disappearing forever. Man is endowed with creativity in order to multiply that which has been given him; he has not created, but destroyed. There are fewer and fewer forests, rivers are drying up, wildlife has become extinct, the climate is ruined, and the earth is becoming ever poorer and uglier.
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Everything is good in due measure and strong sensations know not measure.
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My mother and father are the only people on the whole planet for whom I will never begrudge a thing. Should I achieve great things, it is the work of their hands; they are splendid people and their absolute love of their children places them above the highest praise. It cloaks all of their shortcomings, shortcomings that may have resulted from a difficult life.
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Without a knowledge of languages you feel as if you don't have a passport.
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