She lacks the indefinable charm of weakness. It is the feet of clay that make the gold of the image precious. The Picture of Dorian Gray
“An honorable man does not throw a stone into the well where he quenches his thirst!” Samarkand
Meditation on any theme, if positive and honest, inevitably separates him who does the meditating from the opinion prevailing around him, from that which … can be called “public” or “popular” opinion. What is Philosophy?
It is a disaster that wisdom forbids you to be satisfied with yourself and always sends you away dissatisfied and fearful, whereas stubbornness and foolhardiness fill their hosts with joy and assurance. Essays
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