If a man should importune me to give a reason why I loved him, I find it could no otherwise be expressed, than by making answer: because it was he, because it was I.

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Hypocrisy is the most difficult and nerve-racking vice that any man can pursue; it needs...

Hypocrisy is the most difficult and nerve-racking vice that any man can pursue; it needs...

What has influenced my life more than any other single thing has been my stammer....

What has influenced my life more than any other single thing has been my stammer....

There is no explanation for evil. It must be looked upon as a necessary part...

There is no explanation for evil. It must be looked upon as a necessary part...

I'll give you my opinion of the human race in a nutshell... their heart's in...

I'll give you my opinion of the human race in a nutshell... their heart's in...

Considering how foolishly people act and how pleasantly they prattle, perhaps it would be better...

Considering how foolishly people act and how pleasantly they prattle, perhaps it would be better...

If a man should importune me to give a reason why I loved him, I...

If a man should importune me to give a reason why I loved him, I...

It is not true that suffering ennobles the character; happiness does that sometimes, but suffering...

It is not true that suffering ennobles the character; happiness does that sometimes, but suffering...

Excess on occasion is exhilarating. It prevents moderation from acquiring the deadening effect of a...

Excess on occasion is exhilarating. It prevents moderation from acquiring the deadening effect of a...

It is an illusion that youth is happy, an illusion of those who have lost...

It is an illusion that youth is happy, an illusion of those who have lost...

It is not wealth one asks for, but just enough to preserve one's dignity, to...

It is not wealth one asks for, but just enough to preserve one's dignity, to...

Love is what happens to a man and woman who don't know each other.

Love is what happens to a man and woman who don't know each other.

The writer of prose can only step aside when the poet passes.

The writer of prose can only step aside when the poet passes.

The world in general doesn't know what to make of originality; it is startled out...

The world in general doesn't know what to make of originality; it is startled out...

No egoism is so insufferable as that of the Christian with regard to his soul.

No egoism is so insufferable as that of the Christian with regard to his soul.

You can do anything in this world if you are prepares to take the consequences.

You can do anything in this world if you are prepares to take the consequences.

Life is so largely controlled by chance that its conduct can be but a perpetual...

Life is so largely controlled by chance that its conduct can be but a perpetual...

We know our friends by their defects rather than their merits.

We know our friends by their defects rather than their merits.

Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Don't walk behind me; I...

Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Don't walk behind me; I...

Moral science is better occupied when treating of friendship than of justice.

Moral science is better occupied when treating of friendship than of justice.

A good friend can shield you from the storm

A good friend can shield you from the storm

The mind is lowered through association with inferiors. With equals it attains equality; and with...

The mind is lowered through association with inferiors. With equals it attains equality; and with...