Posted by: Cheope
in Quotes & Aphorisms (Behavior)
People are but ridiculous when they desire to appear as what they are not.
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People are but ridiculous when they desire to appear as what they are not.
So that I desire to be like one
who to conceal his poverty through shame,
shows joy outwardly,
and within my heart am troubled and weep.
It is only by not paying one's bills that one can hope to live in the memory of the commercial classes.
Duty is what one expects from others, it is not what one does oneself.
Journalists excuse themselves in private for what they write against you in public.
A confession has to be part of your new life.
May we never confuse honest dissent with disloyal subversion.
Education is what most people receive, many pass on, and few have.
Universal compassion is the only guarantee of morality.
The careerists are like monkeys which have the agility: when they're climbing you can admire their dexterity, but once at the top, you see only their ass.