Strange - is it not? That of the myriads who Before us passed the door of Darkness through, Not one returns to tell us of the road Which to discover we must travel too.

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For it is your business, when the wall next door catches fire.

For it is your business, when the wall next door catches fire.

A word, once sent abroad, flies irrevocably.

A word, once sent abroad, flies irrevocably.

You traverse the world in search of happiness, which is within the reach of every...

You traverse the world in search of happiness, which is within the reach of every...

Seize the day, put no trust in the morrow

Seize the day, put no trust in the morrow

Gloriously false, a maid famous for all time.

Gloriously false, a maid famous for all time.

We are just statistics, born to consume resources.

We are just statistics, born to consume resources.

I strive to be brief but I become obscure.

I strive to be brief but I become obscure.

When nature made you, they broke the mold - rumor has it they beat the...

When nature made you, they broke the mold - rumor has it they beat the...

Undeservedly you will atone for the sins of your fathers.

Undeservedly you will atone for the sins of your fathers.

The pen is the tongue of the mind.

The pen is the tongue of the mind.

If a man's fortune does not fit him, it is like the shoe in the...

If a man's fortune does not fit him, it is like the shoe in the...

It is courage, courage, courage, that raises the blood of life to crimson splendor. Live...

It is courage, courage, courage, that raises the blood of life to crimson splendor. Live...

Money is a handmaiden if thou knowest how to use it; a mistress if thou...

Money is a handmaiden if thou knowest how to use it; a mistress if thou...

Cease to inquire what the future has in store, and take as a gift whatever...

Cease to inquire what the future has in store, and take as a gift whatever...

Lawyers are men who hire out their words and anger.

Lawyers are men who hire out their words and anger.

The man is either mad, or he is making verses.

The man is either mad, or he is making verses.

Your own safety is at stake when your neighbor's wall is ablaze.

Your own safety is at stake when your neighbor's wall is ablaze.

Virtue, dear friend, needs no defense, The surest guard is innocence: None knew, till guilt...

Virtue, dear friend, needs no defense, The surest guard is innocence: None knew, till guilt...

What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered.

What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered.

One ought to seek out virtue for its own sake, without being influenced by fear...

One ought to seek out virtue for its own sake, without being influenced by fear...