"The sun, too, shines into cesspools and..." - Quote by Diogenes
The sun, too, shines into cesspools and is not polluted.
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“The men who carry their points do not need to inquire of their constituents what they should say, but are themselves the country which they represent: nowhere are its emotions or opinions so instant and so true as in them; nowhere so pure from a selfish infusion.”
“Don't follow the crowd, let the crowd follow you.”
“The man who craves disciples and wants followers is always more or less of a charlatan. The man of genuine worth and insight wants to be himself; and he wants others to be themselves, also.”