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This work delves into the complexities of human emotions, desires, and the pursuit of happiness, offering insights into the human experience and the nature of human thought.
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“All mankind is divided, as it was at all times and is still, into slaves and freemen.”
“Man is more sensitive to the contempt of others than to self-contempt.”
“The higher culture an individual attains, the less field there is left for mockery and scorn.”
“No power can be maintained when it is only represented by hypocrites.”
“Men submit from habit to everything that seeks power.”
“Philosophers are in the habit of setting themselves before life and experience.”
“The ascetic makes a necessity of virtue.”
“We are so fond of being out among nature, because it has no opinions about us.”
“It is very noble hypocrisy not to talk of one's self.”
“There is nothing for which men ask to be paid dearer than for humiliation.”
“But are there many honest people who will admit that it is pleasing to give pain?”
“If married couples did not live together, happy marriages would be more frequent.”
“Unexplained, obscure matters are regarded as more important than explained, clear ones.”
“A few hours of mountain climbing make a blackguard and a saint two rather similar creatures.”
“He who denies himself much in great matters will readily indulge himself in small things.”
“Against war it may be said that it makes the victor stupid and the vanquished revengeful.”