If you feel irritated by the absurd remarks of two people whose conversation you happen to overhear, you should imagine that you are listening to a dialogue of two fools in a comedy. Counsels and Maxims
Words are acoustical signs for concepts; concepts, however, are more or less definite image signs for often recurring and associated sensations, for groups of sensations. To understand one another, it is not enough that one use the same words; one also has to use the same words for the same species of inner experiences; in the end one has to have one's experiences in common. Beyond Good and Evil
Short cuts make delays, but inns make longer ones The Fellowship of the Ring
The surest way for those who want to rule is praising moderation, talking of peace and quiet. Oedipus
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