To be totally understanding makes one very indulgent.

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One must, in one's life, make a choice between boredom and suffering.

One must, in one's life, make a choice between boredom and suffering.

Scientific progress makes moral progress a necessity; for if man's power is increased, the checks...

Scientific progress makes moral progress a necessity; for if man's power is increased, the checks...

One must chose in life between boredom and suffering.

One must chose in life between boredom and suffering.

The human mind always makes progress, but it is a progress in spirals.

The human mind always makes progress, but it is a progress in spirals.

Have you not observed that faith is generally strongest in those whose character may be...

Have you not observed that faith is generally strongest in those whose character may be...

Scientific progress makes moral progress a necessity; for if man's power is increased, the checks...

Scientific progress makes moral progress a necessity; for if man's power is increased, the checks...

Intellect does not attain its full force unless it attacks power.

Intellect does not attain its full force unless it attacks power.

To understand everything makes one very indulgent.

To understand everything makes one very indulgent.

A man must know how to fly in the face of opinion; a woman to...

A man must know how to fly in the face of opinion; a woman to...

Search for the truth is the noblest occupation of man; its publication is a duty.

Search for the truth is the noblest occupation of man; its publication is a duty.

In matters of the heart, nothing is true except the improbable.

In matters of the heart, nothing is true except the improbable.

The mystery of existence is the connection between our faults and our misfortunes.

The mystery of existence is the connection between our faults and our misfortunes.

Innocence in genius, and candor in power, are both noble qualities.

Innocence in genius, and candor in power, are both noble qualities.

Love is the emplem of eternity; it confounds all notions of time; effaces all memory...

Love is the emplem of eternity; it confounds all notions of time; effaces all memory...

The mystery of existence is the connection between our faults and our misfortunes

The mystery of existence is the connection between our faults and our misfortunes

Love is the emblem of eternity: it confounds all notion of time: effaces all memory...

Love is the emblem of eternity: it confounds all notion of time: effaces all memory...

The greatest happiness is to transform one's feelings into action

The greatest happiness is to transform one's feelings into action

Prayer is more than meditation. In meditation, the source of strength is one's self. When...

Prayer is more than meditation. In meditation, the source of strength is one's self. When...

Politeness is the art of choosing among your thoughts.

Politeness is the art of choosing among your thoughts.

The more I see of men the more I like dogs.

The more I see of men the more I like dogs.