Of all human foibles

Of all human foibles
Of all human foibles love of living is the most powerful.
  

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Childhood shows the man, as morning shows the day
Melancholy is the joy of being said.
Knowledge is of two kinds, we know a subject ourselves or we know where we can get information upon it.
Man alone contains within himself as many species as exist on earth.
Virtue is more clearly shown in the performance of fire actions than in the non-preformance of base ones.
The directuse of force is such a poor solution to any problem, it is generally employedonly by small children and large nations.
Don'tbe afraid of opposition. Remember, a kite rises against, not with, the wind.
Conflictis the gadfly of thought. It stirs us to observation and memory. Itinstigates to invention. It shocks us out of sheeplikepassivity, and sets us at noting and contriving.
Sincerity is impossible, unless it pervades the whole being, and the pretence of it saps the very foundation of character
Theharder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.
Tofight fear, act. To increase fear wait, put off, postpone.
Nothingso completely baffles one who is full of trick and duplicity himself, thanstraightforward and simple integrity in another.