One's real life is so often the life that one does not lead.

Confront them with annihilation and they will then survive, plunge them into a deadly situation and they will then live. When people fall into danger they are then able to strive for victory.

The robbed that smiles steals something from the thief.

We are all born ignorant but one must work hard to remain stupid.

Wicked men obey out of fear, good men out of love.

Whatever you do may seem insignificant to you, but it is most important that you do it.

Make the most of your regrets, never smother your sorrow, but tend and cherish it till it comes to have a separate and integral interest. To regret deeply is to live afresh.

An inexhaustible good nature is one of the most precious gifts of heaven, spreading itself like oil over the troubled sea of thought, and keeping the mind smooth and equable in the roughest weather.

Telling a teenager the facts of life is like giving a fish a bath.

The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science.

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