The beginning of reform is not so much to equalize property as to train the noble sort of natures not to desire more, and to prevent the lower from getting more.

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There is no great genius without a mixture of madness.

There is no great genius without a mixture of madness.

The ideal man bears the accidents of life with dignity and grace, making the best...

The ideal man bears the accidents of life with dignity and grace, making the best...

In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous.

In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous.

Friendship is essentially a partnership.

Friendship is essentially a partnership.

Poetry is finer and more philosophical than history; for poetry expresses the universal, and history...

Poetry is finer and more philosophical than history; for poetry expresses the universal, and history...

Anybody can become angry - that is easy, but to be angry with the right...

Anybody can become angry - that is easy, but to be angry with the right...

No one loves the man whom he fears.

No one loves the man whom he fears.

To appreciate the beauty of a snow flake, it is necessary to stand out in...

To appreciate the beauty of a snow flake, it is necessary to stand out in...

What is a friend? A single soul dwelling in two bodies

What is a friend? A single soul dwelling in two bodies

The secret to humor is surprise.

The secret to humor is surprise.

Those who educate children well are more to be honored than they who produce them;...

Those who educate children well are more to be honored than they who produce them;...

Madness is badness of spirit, when one seeks profit from all sources

Madness is badness of spirit, when one seeks profit from all sources

In making a speech one must study three points: first, the means of producing persuasion;...

In making a speech one must study three points: first, the means of producing persuasion;...

The wise man does not expose himself needlessly to danger, since there are few things...

The wise man does not expose himself needlessly to danger, since there are few things...

There are things which seem incredible to most men who have not studied mathematics.

There are things which seem incredible to most men who have not studied mathematics.

Whosoever is delighted in solitude is either a wild beast or a god.

Whosoever is delighted in solitude is either a wild beast or a god.

No great genius has ever existed without some touch of madness.

No great genius has ever existed without some touch of madness.

The end of labor is to gain leisure.

The end of labor is to gain leisure.

Leisure without literature is death and burial alive.

Leisure without literature is death and burial alive.

Leisure is time for doing something useful; this leisure the diligent man will obtain, but...

Leisure is time for doing something useful; this leisure the diligent man will obtain, but...