Great is truth but still greater from a practical point of view is silence about truth. By simply not mentioning certain subjects... totalitarian propagandists have influenced opinion much more effectively than they could have by the most eloquent denunciations.

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A bad book is as much of a labor to write as a good one it comes as sincerely from the author's sou

A bad book is as much of a labor to write as a good one - it comes as sincerely from the author's soul.

There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving and that's your own self.

There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving and that's your own self.

The proper study of mankind is books.

The proper study of mankind is books.

The more powerful and original a mind the more it will incline towards the religion of solitude.

The more powerful and original a mind, the more it will incline towards the religion of solitude.

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    The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. He is the one that gets the people to do the greatest things.

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