People are like dirt. They can either nourish you and help you grow as a person or they can stunt your growth and make you wilt and die.

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Arguments derived from probabilities are idle

Arguments derived from probabilities are idle

The eyes of the soul of the multitudes are unable to endure the vision of...

The eyes of the soul of the multitudes are unable to endure the vision of...

The first and greatest victory is to conquer yourself; to be conquered by yourself is...

The first and greatest victory is to conquer yourself; to be conquered by yourself is...

Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say...

Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say...

Tyranny naturally arises out of democracy.

Tyranny naturally arises out of democracy.

The most virtuous are those who content themselves with being virtuous without seeking to appear...

The most virtuous are those who content themselves with being virtuous without seeking to appear...

The blame is his who chooses: God is blameless.

The blame is his who chooses: God is blameless.

What a poor appearance the tales of poets make when stripped of the colors which...

What a poor appearance the tales of poets make when stripped of the colors which...

There must always remain something that is antagonistic to good.

There must always remain something that is antagonistic to good.

I have good hope that there is something after death.

I have good hope that there is something after death.

Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say...

Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say...

Lack of activity destroys the good condition of every human being, while movement and methodical...

Lack of activity destroys the good condition of every human being, while movement and methodical...

For a man to conquer himself is the first and noblest of all victories.

For a man to conquer himself is the first and noblest of all victories.

I shall assume that your silence gives consent.

I shall assume that your silence gives consent.

In politics we presume that everyone who knows how to get votes knows how to...

In politics we presume that everyone who knows how to get votes knows how to...

When the tyrant has disposed of foreign enemies by conquest or treaty, and there is...

When the tyrant has disposed of foreign enemies by conquest or treaty, and there is...

Ignorance of all things is an evil neither terrible nor excessive, nor yet the greatest...

Ignorance of all things is an evil neither terrible nor excessive, nor yet the greatest...

Kindness is difficult to give away because it keeps coming back

Kindness is difficult to give away because it keeps coming back

He who sees a need and waits to be asked for help is as unkind...

He who sees a need and waits to be asked for help is as unkind...

I have learned silence from the talkative, tolerance from the intolerant, and kindness from the...

I have learned silence from the talkative, tolerance from the intolerant, and kindness from the...