The husband who decides to surprise his wife is often very much surprised himself.

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To believe in God is impossible not to believe in Him is absurd.

To believe in God is impossible not to believe in Him is absurd.

Meditation is the dissolution of thoughts in Eternal awareness or Pure consciousness without objectification, knowing...

Meditation is the dissolution of thoughts in Eternal awareness or Pure consciousness without objectification, knowing...

I should like to lie at your feet and die in your arms.

I should like to lie at your feet and die in your arms.

Every man is guilty of all the good he did not do.

Every man is guilty of all the good he did not do.

It is hard to free fools from the chains they revere.

It is hard to free fools from the chains they revere.

Doubt is uncomfortable, certainty is ridiculous.

Doubt is uncomfortable, certainty is ridiculous.

Tears are the silent language of grief

Tears are the silent language of grief

I know of no great men except those who have rendered great service to the...

I know of no great men except those who have rendered great service to the...

Friendship is the marriage of the soul, and this marriage is liable to divorce.

Friendship is the marriage of the soul, and this marriage is liable to divorce.

The safest course is to do nothing against one's conscience. With this secret, we can...

The safest course is to do nothing against one's conscience. With this secret, we can...

The flowery style is not unsuitable to public speeches or addresses, which amount only to...

The flowery style is not unsuitable to public speeches or addresses, which amount only to...

Prejudice is an opinion without judgment

Prejudice is an opinion without judgment

The sovereign is called a tyrant who knows no laws but his caprice.

The sovereign is called a tyrant who knows no laws but his caprice.

Every one goes astray, but the least imprudent are they who repent the soonest.

Every one goes astray, but the least imprudent are they who repent the soonest.

Very often, say what you will, a knave is only a fool.

Very often, say what you will, a knave is only a fool.

It is better to risk saving a guilty man than to condemn an innocent one.

It is better to risk saving a guilty man than to condemn an innocent one.

Madness is to think of too many things in succession too fast, or of one...

Madness is to think of too many things in succession too fast, or of one...

The mouth obeys poorly when the heart murmurs.

The mouth obeys poorly when the heart murmurs.

Governments need to have both shepherds and butchers.

Governments need to have both shepherds and butchers.

We are rarely proud when we are alone.

We are rarely proud when we are alone.