Man ceased to be an ape, vanquished the ape, on the day the first book was written.

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Is boredom anything less than the sense of one's faculties slowly dying?

Is boredom anything less than the sense of one's faculties slowly dying?

The greatest luxury of riches is that they enable you to escape so much good...

The greatest luxury of riches is that they enable you to escape so much good...

There are no better cosmetics than a severe temperance and purity, modesty and humility, a...

There are no better cosmetics than a severe temperance and purity, modesty and humility, a...

Those who never philosophized until they met with disappointments, have mostly become disappointed philosophers

Those who never philosophized until they met with disappointments, have mostly become disappointed philosophers

A man's action is only a picture book of his creed.

A man's action is only a picture book of his creed.

Extremely foolish advice is likely to be uttered by those who are looking at the...

Extremely foolish advice is likely to be uttered by those who are looking at the...

What a blessing this smoking is! Perhaps the greatest that we owe to the discovery...

What a blessing this smoking is! Perhaps the greatest that we owe to the discovery...

A mixture of admiration and pity is one of the surest recipes for affection.

A mixture of admiration and pity is one of the surest recipes for affection.

Mankind are apt to be strongly prejudicial in favor of whatever is countenanced by antiquity,...

Mankind are apt to be strongly prejudicial in favor of whatever is countenanced by antiquity,...

We all admire the wisdom of people who come to us for advice.

We all admire the wisdom of people who come to us for advice.

Keep your feet on the ground, but let your heart soar as high as it...

Keep your feet on the ground, but let your heart soar as high as it...

Routine is not organization, any more than paralysis is order.

Routine is not organization, any more than paralysis is order.

Strength is born in the deep silence of long-suffering hearts; not amid joy.

Strength is born in the deep silence of long-suffering hearts; not amid joy.

Choose an author as you choose a friend.

Choose an author as you choose a friend.

Is boredom anything less than the sense of one's faculties slowly dying?

Is boredom anything less than the sense of one's faculties slowly dying?

Having once decided to achieve a certain task, achieve it at all costs of tedium...

Having once decided to achieve a certain task, achieve it at all costs of tedium...

A mixture of admiration and pity is one of the surest recipes for affection.

A mixture of admiration and pity is one of the surest recipes for affection.

In a balanced organization, working towards a common objective, there is success.

In a balanced organization, working towards a common objective, there is success.

We were born to succeed, not to fail.

We were born to succeed, not to fail.

There is only one success - to be able to spend your life in your...

There is only one success - to be able to spend your life in your...