Think wrongly, if you please, but in all cases think for yourself.

Quote by Doris Lessing

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Some people obtain fame, others deserve it.

Some people obtain fame, others deserve it.

What is a hero without love for mankind.

What is a hero without love for mankind.

There is only one real sin, and that is to persuade oneself that the second-best...

There is only one real sin, and that is to persuade oneself that the second-best...

Laughter is by definition healthy

Laughter is by definition healthy

What's terrible is to pretend that second-rate is first-rate. To pretend that you don't need...

What's terrible is to pretend that second-rate is first-rate. To pretend that you don't need...

The great secret that all old people share is that you really haven't changed in...

The great secret that all old people share is that you really haven't changed in...

In university they don't tell you that the greater part of the law is learning...

In university they don't tell you that the greater part of the law is learning...

There is only one real sin and that is to persuade oneself that the second...

There is only one real sin and that is to persuade oneself that the second...

We use our parents like recurring dreams, to be entered into when needed.

We use our parents like recurring dreams, to be entered into when needed.

For the last third of life there remains only work. It alone is always stimulating,...

For the last third of life there remains only work. It alone is always stimulating,...

That is what learning is. You suddenly understand something you've understood all your life, but...

That is what learning is. You suddenly understand something you've understood all your life, but...

In the university they don't tell you that the greater part of the law is...

In the university they don't tell you that the greater part of the law is...

Pearls mean tears.

Pearls mean tears.

Small things amuse small minds.

Small things amuse small minds.

Trust no friend without faults, and love a woman, but no angel.

Trust no friend without faults, and love a woman, but no angel.

It is the mark of great people to treat trifles as trifles and important matters...

It is the mark of great people to treat trifles as trifles and important matters...

Laughter is by definition healthy.

Laughter is by definition healthy.

Earth laughs in flowers.

Earth laughs in flowers.

The person who knows how to laugh at himself will never cease to be amused.

The person who knows how to laugh at himself will never cease to be amused.

He who laughs last didn't get it

He who laughs last didn't get it