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How much more grievous are the consequences of anger than the causes of it. — Marcus Aurelius
I have often wondered how it is that every man loves himself more than all the rest of men, but yet sets less value on… — Marcus Aurelius
Natural ability without education has more often raised a man to glory and virtue than education without natural ability. — Marcus Aurelius
Nowhere can man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul. — Marcus Aurelius
Perhaps there are none more lazy, or more truly ignorant, than your everlasting readers. — Marcus Aurelius
Let it be your constant method to look into the design of people's actions, and see what they would be at, as often as it… — Marcus Aurelius
She saw too that man has the power of exceeding himself, of becoming himself more entirely and profoundly than he is, truths which have only… — Sri Aurobindo
Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonymously. A person may be proud without being vain. Pride relates more to… — Jane Austen
There are people, who the more you do for them, the less they will do for themselves. — Jane Austen
Nothing is more deceitful than the appearance of humility. It is often only carelessness of opinion, and sometimes an indirect boast. — Jane Austen
The more I know of the world, the more I am convinced that I shall never see a man whom I can really love. — Jane Austen
An engaged woman is always more agreeable than a disengaged. She is satisfied with herself. Her cares are over, and she feels that she may… — Jane Austen
If I loved you less, I might be able to talk about it more. — Jane Austen
In nine cases out of ten, a woman had better show more affection than she feels. — Jane Austen
Woman is fine for her own satisfaction alone. No man will admire her the more, no woman will like her the better for it. Neatness… — Jane Austen
There is something so amiable in the prejudices of a young mind, that one is sorry to see them give way to the reception of… — Jane Austen
I think I hate cynicism more than anything else. It's the curse of our age, and I want to avoid it at all costs. — Paul Auster
Some things get written more quickly than others, but I can't really measure degrees of difficulty. — Paul Auster
We grow older, but we do not change. We become more sophisticated, but at bottom we continue to resemble our young selves, eager to listen… — Paul Auster
Public opinion is no more than this: what people think that other people think. — Alfred Austin

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