“A prince ought also to show himself a patron of ability, and to honour the proficient in every art.” The Prince
Chess ... a foolish expedient for making idle people believe they are doing something very clever when they are only wasting their time. The Irrational Knot
Because Demian would have demanded more of me than my parents demanded, much more; by means of inducements and admonitions, sarcasm and irony, he would have tried to make me more self-reliant. Demian
For neither good nor evil can last for ever; and so it follows that as evil has lasted a long time, good must now be close at hand. Don Quixote
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