The surest way to corrupt a youth is to instruct him to hold in higher esteem those who think alike than those who think differently.

Quote by Friedrich Nietzsche

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There is an innocence in admiration; it is found in those to whom it has...

There is an innocence in admiration; it is found in those to whom it has...

One often contradicts an opinion when what is uncongenial is really the tone in which...

One often contradicts an opinion when what is uncongenial is really the tone in which...

We often refuse to accept an idea merely because the tone of voice in which...

We often refuse to accept an idea merely because the tone of voice in which...

War to the death against depravity - depravity is Christianity.

War to the death against depravity - depravity is Christianity.

To live is to suffer, to survive is to find some meaning in the suffering.

To live is to suffer, to survive is to find some meaning in the suffering.

Growth in wisdom may be exactly measured by decrease in bitterness.

Growth in wisdom may be exactly measured by decrease in bitterness.

Living in a constant chase after gain compels people to expend their spirit to the...

Living in a constant chase after gain compels people to expend their spirit to the...

One may sometimes tell a lie, but the grimace that accompanies it tells the truth.

One may sometimes tell a lie, but the grimace that accompanies it tells the truth.

One must have a good memory to be able to keep the promises that one...

One must have a good memory to be able to keep the promises that one...

The future influences the present just as much as the past.

The future influences the present just as much as the past.

A woman may very well form a friendship with a man, but for this to...

A woman may very well form a friendship with a man, but for this to...

Shared joys make a friend, not shared sufferings.

Shared joys make a friend, not shared sufferings.

Faith: not wanting to know what is true.

Faith: not wanting to know what is true.

The bad gains respect through imitation, the good loses it especially in art.

The bad gains respect through imitation, the good loses it especially in art.

Love is a state in which a man sees things most decidedly as they are...

Love is a state in which a man sees things most decidedly as they are...

There are slavish souls who carry their appreciation for favors done them so far that...

There are slavish souls who carry their appreciation for favors done them so far that...

Without music, life would be a mistake.

Without music, life would be a mistake.

And all the people that were in the gate, and the elders, said, We are...

And all the people that were in the gate, and the elders, said, We are...

It took me fifteen years to discover that I had no talent for writing, but...

It took me fifteen years to discover that I had no talent for writing, but...

You go to school, you get a master's degree, you study Shakespeare and you wind...

You go to school, you get a master's degree, you study Shakespeare and you wind...

Time has been transformed, and we have changed; it has advanced and set us in...

Time has been transformed, and we have changed; it has advanced and set us in...

Give me a laundry list and I'll set it to music.

Give me a laundry list and I'll set it to music.