Man ceased to be an ape, vanquished the ape, on the day the first book was written.
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The greatest luxury of riches is that they enable you to escape so much good advice.
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There are no better cosmetics than a severe temperance and purity, modesty and humility, a gracious temper and calmness of spirit; and there is no true beauty without the signatures of these graces in the very countenance.
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It has always appeared to me, that there is so much to be done in this world, that all self-inflicted suffering which cannot be turned to good account for others, is a loss - a loss, if you may so express it, to the spiritual world.
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Everywhere I have sought rest and not found it, except sitting in a corner by myself with a little book.
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Keep your feet on the ground, but let your heart soar as high as it will. Refuse to be average or to surrender to the chill of your spiritual environment.
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We all admire the wisdom of people who come to us for advice.