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You’ll never have a quiet world till you knock the patriotism out of the human race
Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself
The best of prophets of the future is the past
There is no waste of time in life like that of making explanations
There are two levers to set a man in motion, fear and self-interest
You have to do your own growing no matter how tall your grandfather was
Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving
Pleasure is the only thing to live for. Nothing ages like happiness
The true wisdom of life consists in seeing the extraordinary in the common
The golden rule is that there are no golden rules
Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.
Birth and ancestry, and that which we have not ourselves achieved, we can scarcely call our own
When we remember we are all mad, the mysteries disappear and life stands explained
You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus
Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter
Don't take life too seriously; you'll never get out of it alive
The first human who hurled an insult instead of a stone was the founder of civilization
Youth is a wonderful thing. What a crime to waste it on children
Death is not the end. There remains the litigation over the estate
None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free