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A man must not swallow

A man must not swallow more beliefs than he can digest.
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It has always been difficult

It has always been difficult for Man to realize that his life is all an art. It has been more difficult to conceive it so than to act it so. For that is always how he has more or less acted it.
👁️ 91

The Promised Land always lies

The Promised Land always lies on the other side of a Wilderness.
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Jealousy: that Dragon which slays

Jealousy: that Dragon which slays love under the pretence of keeping it alive.
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The place where optimism flourishes

The place where optimism flourishes the most is the lunatic asylum.
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It is only the great

It is only the great men who are truly obscene. If they had not dared to be obscene, they could never have dared to be great.
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The absence of flaw in

The absence of flaw in beauty is itself a flaw.
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What we call 'Progress' is

What we call 'Progress' is the exchange of one nuisance for another nuisance.
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The more rapidly a civilization

The more rapidly a civilization progresses, the sooner it dies for another to rise in its place.
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Every man of genius sees

Every man of genius sees the world at a different angle from his fellows, and there is his tragedy.
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