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They say philosophers and wise men are indifferent. Wrong. Indifference is a paralysis of the soul, a premature death.

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Even while lying, you’ll be believed if you speak with authority.
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Everything should be first-rate in a person, his face, clothes, soul and thoughts.
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Let us learn to appreciate there will be times when the trees will be bare, and look forward to the time when we may pick the fruit.
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To regard one’s immortality as an exchange of matter is as strange as predicting the future of a violin case once the expensive violin it held has broken and lost its worth.
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The secret of boring people lies in telling them everything.
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The more cultured a man, the less fortunate he is.
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I can only regard with bewilderment an educated man who is also religious.
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My own experience is that once a story has been written, one has to cross out the beginning and the end. It is there that we authors do most of our lying.
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People are far more sincere and good-humored at speeding their parting guests than on meeting them.
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They say philosophers and wise men are indifferent. Wrong. Indifference is a paralysis of the soul, a premature death.
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If you want to work on your art, work on your life.
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It’s very hard, feeling that you’re no more than a piece of unwanted furniture in this world.
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Love, respect, and friendship do unite a people as well as a common hatred does.
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In nature a repulsive caterpillar turns into a lovely butterfly. But with human beings it is the other way round: a lovely butterfly turns into a repulsive caterpillar.
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Every person lives his real, most interesting life under the cover of secrecy.
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All saints have past and all sinners have a future.
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Only one who loves can remember so well.
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There should be more sincerity and heart in human relations, more silence and simplicity in our interactions. Be rude when you’re angry, laugh when something is funny, and answer when you’re asked.
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Knowledge is of no value unless you put it into practice.
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In short stories it is better to say not enough than to say too much, because, because–I don’t know why.
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The world is, of course, nothing but our conception of it.
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We learn about life not from plusses alone, but from minuses as well.
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I expect I shall be a student to the end of my days.
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If there’s any illness for which people offer many remedies, you may be sure that particular illness is incurable, I think.
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An artist observes, selects, guesses, and synthesizes.
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You confuse two things: solving a problem and stating a problem correctly. It is only the second that is obligatory for an artist.
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This life of ours, human life is like a flower gloriously blooming in a meadow: along comes a goat, eats it up–no more flower.
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