What will people say-in these words lies the tyranny of the world, the whole destruction of our natural disposition, the oblique vision of our minds. These four words hold sway everywhere.
BERTHOLD AUERBACHThe silver-leaved birch retains in its old age a soft bark; there are some such men.
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We hear the rain fall, but not the snow. Bitter grief is loud, calm grief is silent.
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If you sound great in the practice room, you’re practicing the wrong thing. Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.
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Weak men are easily put out of humor. Oil freezes quicker than water.
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The silver-leaved birch retains in its old age a soft bark; there are some such men.
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Only he is free who cultivates his own thoughts and strives without fear to do justice to them.
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Being alone when one’s belief is firm, is not to be alone.
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When you have discovered a stain in yourself, you eagerly seek for and gladly find stains in others.
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Liberty is from God; liberties, from the devil.
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The vain being is the really solitary being.
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To acquire money requires valor, to keep money requires prudence, and to spend money well is an art.
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The world is the same everywhere.
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Truly, one gets easier accustomed to a silken bed than to a sack of leaves.
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Our second mother, habit, is also a good mother.
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No mortal eye has ever fully seen a flash of lightning … for no matter how firmly we look, our eyes are sure to be dazzled.
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Why has no religion this command before all others: Thou shalt work?
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