“The vulgar are always taken by what a thing seems to be.” The Prince
One will rarely err if extreme actions be ascribed to vanity, ordinary actions to habit, and mean actions to fear. Human, All Too Human
Long-protracted suffering is apt to exhaust not only the invalid, but the compassion of others; violent emotions cannot be prolonged endlessly. Beware of Pity
Dictators ride to and fro on tigers from which they dare not dismount. And the tigers are getting hungry. Never Give In!
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