# 227:

This world is neither full of joy nor full of hate.
It’s full of us and who we are.



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# 112:

When things go wrong we ask why
–rarely when things go right.



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# 97:

It is more blessed to listen than to speak.


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# 178:

It’s easier to decide
you did not want what you failed to achieve,
pretending you had a choice.



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# 150:

You can’t really explain yourself
to someone who’s not intelligent enough

to understand, though the impulse to try
is often overwhelming.


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# 127:

My advice to young people:
Don’t take anyone’s advice–especially mine.



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# 88:

Even the fallen may have grace.


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# 210:

The obligation of a leader
is not to pretend virtue,
but to be virtuous.



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# 168:

The trouble begins when we apply the
imaginary world to the real world.



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# 85:

Infatuation makes a fool of even the wisest man
–if he’s lucky.



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# 130:

Being madly in love eliminates philosophy.


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# 15:

The wind of thought blows dust into my eyes.


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# 221:

Those who oppose the truth
are the real enemies of the people.



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# 230:

There is no music so sweet
as a baby’s laughter.



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# 234:

I have love in my heart for all.
I just don’t want to spend time with them.



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# 91:

So many poems are all frosting – no cake.


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# 104:

Faith is the wellspring of hope,
when the mechanisms of destiny
are beyond comprehension.



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# 81:

There are many ways to die.
Only a few of them are physical.



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# 49:

I criticize my sons for being like me.
I know too well where that can lead.



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