Variant translation: Nothing in this world is harder than speaking the truth, nothing easier than flattery. Crime And Punishment
“Perhaps you are overvaluing what you don’t have and undervaluing what you do.” 12 Rules For Life: An Antidote To Chaos
Food production, and competition and diffusion between societies, led as ultimate causes ... of conquest. Guns, Germs And Steel
I find I am much prouder of the victory I obtain over myself, when, in the very ardor of dispute, I make myself submit to my adversary�s force of reason, than I am pleased with the victory I obtain over him through his weakness. Essays
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