People tend to believe the bad rather than the good.

Quote by Giovanni Boccaccio

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Heaven would indeed be heaven if lovers were there permitted as much enjoyment as they...

Heaven would indeed be heaven if lovers were there permitted as much enjoyment as they...

While farmers generally allow one rooster for ten hens, ten men are scarcely sufficient to...

While farmers generally allow one rooster for ten hens, ten men are scarcely sufficient to...

Human it is to have compassion on the unhappy.

Human it is to have compassion on the unhappy.

Do as we say, and not as we do.

Do as we say, and not as we do.

You must read, you must persevere, you must sit up nights, you must inquire, and...

You must read, you must persevere, you must sit up nights, you must inquire, and...

People who cannot distinguish between good and bad language, or who regard the distinction as...

People who cannot distinguish between good and bad language, or who regard the distinction as...

The more of me I be, the clearer I can see.

The more of me I be, the clearer I can see.

The best way to succeed is to have a specific Intent, a clear Vision, a...

The best way to succeed is to have a specific Intent, a clear Vision, a...

Clarity, clarity, surely clarity is the Most beautiful thing in the world, A limited, limiting...

Clarity, clarity, surely clarity is the Most beautiful thing in the world, A limited, limiting...

In the kingdom of glass everything is transparent, and there is no place to hide...

In the kingdom of glass everything is transparent, and there is no place to hide...

I don't think being honest will make life better.... It only makes life more transparent....but...

I don't think being honest will make life better.... It only makes life more transparent....but...

Maybe where there's clarity of air, there's clarity of thought.

Maybe where there's clarity of air, there's clarity of thought.

Appearance blinds, whereas words reveal.

Appearance blinds, whereas words reveal.

We see in order to move; we move in order to see.

We see in order to move; we move in order to see.

You're mind is working at its best when you're being paranoid. You explore every avenue...

You're mind is working at its best when you're being paranoid. You explore every avenue...

Your mind, while blessed with permanent memory, is cursed with lousy recall. Written goals provide...

Your mind, while blessed with permanent memory, is cursed with lousy recall. Written goals provide...

Mystification is simple; clarity is the hardest thing of all.

Mystification is simple; clarity is the hardest thing of all.

A solid answer to everything is not necessary. Blurry concepts influence one to focus, but...

A solid answer to everything is not necessary. Blurry concepts influence one to focus, but...

When people will not weed their own minds, they are apt to be overrun by...

When people will not weed their own minds, they are apt to be overrun by...

There is nothing as mysterious as something clearly seen

There is nothing as mysterious as something clearly seen

Minds do not act together in public; they simply stick together; and when their private...

Minds do not act together in public; they simply stick together; and when their private...

Only he deserves power who every day justifies it

Only he deserves power who every day justifies it