The things one feels absolutely certain about are never true.
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The things one feels absolutely certain about are never true.
In this world there are only two tragedies. One is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it.
The masses feel that drunkenness, stupidity, and immorality should be their own special property, and that if any one of us makes an ass of himself, he is poaching on their preserves.
The old believe everything; the middle-aged suspect everything; the young know everything.
A burnt child loves the fire.
Anything becomes a pleasure if one does it too often.
The only difference between saints and sinners is that every saint has a past while every sinner has a future.
Pleasure is the only thing worth having a theory about.
A little sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a great deal of it is absolutely fatal.
Nothing can cure the soul but the senses, just as nothing can cure the senses but the soul.