All paid jobs absorb and degrade the mind.

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Melancholy men are of all others the most witty.

Melancholy men are of all others the most witty.

The bad man is continually at war with, and in opposition to, himself

The bad man is continually at war with, and in opposition to, himself

Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of...

Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of...

You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality...

You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality...

The search for truth is in one way hard and in another way easy, for...

The search for truth is in one way hard and in another way easy, for...

The mother of revolution and crime is poverty

The mother of revolution and crime is poverty

It is not always the same thing to be a good man and a good...

It is not always the same thing to be a good man and a good...

Society punishes rebels; nature kills them

Society punishes rebels; nature kills them

The quality of life is determined by its activities.

The quality of life is determined by its activities.

The body is at its best between the ages of thirty and thirty-five; the mind...

The body is at its best between the ages of thirty and thirty-five; the mind...

Yellow-colored objects appear to be gold

Yellow-colored objects appear to be gold

A friend to all is a friend to none.

A friend to all is a friend to none.

It is not once nor twice but times without number that the same ideas make...

It is not once nor twice but times without number that the same ideas make...

Happiness is an expression of the soul in considered actions.

Happiness is an expression of the soul in considered actions.

Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.

Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.

The young are permanently in a state resembling intoxication.

The young are permanently in a state resembling intoxication.

In practical matters the end is not mere speculative knowledge of what is to be...

In practical matters the end is not mere speculative knowledge of what is to be...

It is easy to fly into a passion - anybody can do that - but...

It is easy to fly into a passion - anybody can do that - but...

With me poetry has not been a purpose, but a passion.

With me poetry has not been a purpose, but a passion.

Those who danced were thought to be quite insane by those who could not hear...

Those who danced were thought to be quite insane by those who could not hear...