The greatest virtue

The greatest virtue
The greatest virtue of man is perhaps curiosity.
  

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No man is the whole himself; his friends are the rest of him.
Remembernot only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficultstill, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.
Onecomes to believe whatever one repeats to oneself sufficiently often, whetherthe statement be true or false. It comes to be dominating thought in one'smind.
Power is no blessing in itself, except when it is used toprotect the innocent.
Be slow of tounge and quick of eye.
The highest pleasure to be got out of freedom, and having nothing to do, is labour
I have learned through bitter experience the one supremelesson to conserve my anger, and as heat conserved is transmitted into energy,even so our anger controlled can be transmitted into a power that can movethe world.
You see what power is holding someone else's fear in your handand showing it to them!
Onemight as well try to ride two horses moving in different directions, as totry to maintain in equal force two opposing or contradictory sets of desires.
True, Heavenprohibits certain pleasures; but one can generally negotiate a compromise.
Nevermistake silence for agreement.
Many a gem of wisdom have gone unsaid, because someone lacked ability to express it.