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“Here must all distrust be left.
“Open your mind, for what you hear is not what you believe.
“To him it is granted to have whatever he chooses, to be whatever he wills.
“I write for the whole world.
“There is in the worst of fortune the best of chances for a happy change.
“Imagination is nothing but the memory of our sensations and experiences.
“It is a general and necessary law of nature to rule wherever one can.
“The most difficult thing in life is to know yourself.
“To man it is granted to have whatever he chooses.
“Let us crown ourselves with roses, let us drink wine.
“The love of one's country is an unutterable thing.
“There is no other way to guard yourself against flattery than to make men understand.
“Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others.
“Midway upon the journey of our life I found myself within a forest dark.
“Experience is the only true teacher.
“The greatest is space, for it contains all things.
“Wonders are many, and none is more wonderful than man.
“Men who have a great design in their heads are always impatient.
“Error is not a crime; the crime is to persist in error after it has been shown.
“Poor is the pupil who does not surpass his master.