Posted by: Cheope
in Quotes & Aphorisms (Behavior)
People are but ridiculous when they desire to appear as what they are not.
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People are but ridiculous when they desire to appear as what they are not.
Well, I must endure the presence of two or three caterpillars if I wish to become acquainted with the butterflies. It seems that they are very beautiful. And if not the butterflies and the caterpillars who will call upon me?
Men are not ashamed of the injuries they may create, but of those they may receive.
One loves only what one doesn't entirely posess.
Moralists are people who give up on all pleasure save that of mixing in other people's pleasure.
In the morning, when you get up, don't ask what you must do, but what you can do to be happy.
Problems cannot be solved with the same mind set that created them.
There is luxury in self-reproach. When we blame ourselves we feel that no one else has the right to blame us.
When God distributed stupidity many queued up three times.
Athos was of the opinion that everyone should've had their free choice. He never gave advice without being asked again and one had to also ask him twice. Generally - he said- advice is only asked to not be followed, or, if it has been followed to have someone to reproach for having given bad advice.