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Since the well-known victory over the hare by the tortoise, the descendants of the tortoise think themselves miracles of speed.
Between being able to and actually doing something lies an ocean, and on its bottom rests all too often the wreck of willpower.
The understanding of some men is clear, that of others brilliant. The former illumines its surroundings; the latter obscures them.
There is something so beautiful in trust that even the most hardened liar need feel a certain respect for those who confide in him.
The poor man wishes to conceal his poverty, and the rich man his wealth: the former fears lest he be despised, the latter lest he be plundered.
Not reading a beautiful book again because you've already read it, that is, as if you were not visiting a dear friend again because you know him already.
"People's minds are trained largely at the expense of their hearts." This is not so; it is only that there are more educable minds than there are educable hearts.
Whoever prefers the material comforts of life over intellectual wealth is like the owner of a palace who moves into the servants’ quarters and leaves the sumptuous rooms empty.