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The Way of the Sage is to act but not to compete.
The usefulness of a pot comes from its emptiness.
Death is the surest calculation that can be made.
The power of miracle is the power of imagination.
Knowledge is in the end based on acknowledgement.
Nothing is so difficult as not deceiving oneself.
Everything that can be said, can be said clearly.
There are remarks that sow and remarks that reap.
The world is the totality of facts, not of things
Silence is one of the great arts of conversation.
It is fortune, not wisdom, that rules man's life.
Man was born for two things--thinking and acting.
Men do not realize how great an income thrift is.
Probabilities direct the conduct of the wise man.
Our generosity never should exceed our abilities.
Be a pattern to others and then all will go well.
Rashness attends youth, as prudence does old age.
Anger should never appear in awarding punishment.
There is not only an art, but an eloquence in it.
The future of work consists of learning a living.
Education is civil defence against media fallout.
The huge advantage of Canada is its backwardness.
Be willing to be a beginner every single morning.
People who dwell in God dwell in the eternal now.
To be free of belief and unbelief is my religion.
Brains are not magical; they are causal machines.
Faith is the state of being ultimately concerned.
Faith embraces itself and the doubt about itself.
Matter is spirit moving slowly enough to be seen.
The worst form of injustice is pretended justice.
I fast for greater physical and mental efficiency
I'm trying to think, don't confuse me with facts.
Wise men speak because they have something to say
There is no other start to philosophy but wonder.
Attention to health is life's greatest hindrance.
Instruct thyself for time and patience favor all.
I am a nihilist because I still believe in truth.
The best evidence of a mind is when you change it
Fidelity purchased with money, money can destroy.
There is no easy way from the earth to the stars.
A coward calls himself cautious, a miser thrifty.
To err is human. To repeat error is of the Devil.
Let ease and rest at times be given to the weary.
What you do for an ungrateful man is thrown away.
As long as we are among humans, let us be humane.
A thing seriously pursued affords true enjoyment.
Whom the dawn sees proud, evening sees prostrate.
It is the superfluous things for which men sweat.
Make haste to live, and consider each day a life.
The more violent the storm the sooner it is over.