Posted by: Elisabetta
in Quotes & Aphorisms (Behavior)
Convictions are more dangerous enemies of truth than lies.
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Convictions are more dangerous enemies of truth than lies.
I'm a man of simple tastes. I'm always satisfied with the best.
Start by doing what's necessary, then what's possible. And suddenly you'll surprise yourselves by doing the impossible.
When you men talk of something, do you have to always say: it is folly, it is wise, it is good, it is bad! But what does this mean? Have you, who talk this way, investigated the internal movements of an action? Do you know how to understand with certainty the causes, and understand why that happened and why it had to happen? If you had done so you would be less ready to judge.
Otium slows down the hours and makes the years go by faster.
It is better to be hated for what one is than to be loved for what one isn't.
Look at the small things because one day you'll turn back and you'll understand they were big.
The victory over vanity is not modesty, or humility, but rather its excess.
A bad experience is worth more than a good mistake.
There are men who would pay to be bribed.