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Nazira_K10 января 2019 г.a public man can be corrupt, incompetent, cruel, vindictive, vacillating, self-seeking, weak and stupid and yet attain to the highest honours in the state; but if he is ridiculous he is undone. Slander he can refute; abuse he can despise; but against ridicule he has no defence. Strange as it may seem the Absolute has no sense of humour, and ridicule is the instrument the devil uses to hinder aspiring man in his arduous quest of perfection.
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He had indeed often permitted himself to wish that the gods of Olympus still dwelt in their old abode. Christianity had shown men the truth and the way of salvation, but it asked men to suffer rather than to do. It had made the world feeble and given it over a helpless prey to the wicked, since the generality, in order to go to Heaven, thought more of enduring injuries than of defending themselves against them. It had taught that the highest good consisted in humility, lowliness, and contempt for the things of this world; the religion of the ancients taught that it consisted in greatness of spirit, courage, and strength.
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'A prince in my position is free to choose men to serve him for their ability. He need not give a post to a man who is incapable of filling it because he needs his influence or because he has a party behind him whose services must be recognized. He fears no rival because he is above rivalry, and so instead of favouring mediocrity, which is the curse and bane of democracy, seeks out talent, energy, initiative and intelligence. No wonder things go from bad to worse in your republic; the last reason for which anyone gets office is his fitness for it.'
193 - Nazira_K10 января 2019 г.
'My ambition is to serve my state to the best of my ability.'
'That is what you will not be allowed to do. You know better than anyone that in a republic talent is suspect. A man attains high office because his mediocrity prevents him from being a menace to his associates. That is why a democracy is ruled, not by the men who are most competent to rule it, but by the men whose insignificance can excite nobody's apprehension. Do you know what are the cankers that eat the heart of a democracy?'170 
Kabargina10 октября 2018 г.Приходится заботиться о хорошем настроении женщины, с которой проводишь ночи.
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Wikachka15 июня 2018 г.Wahrheit ist die gefährlichste Waffe, die der Mensch gebrauchen kann; er muss sie also vorsichtig gebrauchen. Ich habe jahrelang nie gesagt, was ich glaubte, und nie geglaubt, was ich sagte, und wenn es heute manchmal geschieht, dass ich die Wahrheit sage, dann verberge ich sie unter so vielen Lügen, dass sie nur schwer zu finden ist.
180- Wikachka15 июня 2018 г.
Sei achtsam in deiner Rede. Es ist immer noch Zeit, ein Wort hinzuzusetzen, doch nie, eins zurückzunehmen.
172 - Wikachka15 июня 2018 г.
Sei niemals mit einem Freund so vertraut, dass er dir einst schaden könnte, falls er dein Feind würde, und geh niemals so übel mit deinem Feinde um, dass er nie dein Freund werden könnte.
167 - Wikachka15 июня 2018 г.
Zu tun, wie dir beliebt, ist zwecklos, wenn du dich damit nicht anderen beliebt machst. Und vergiss nicht: du machst dich beliebter, wenn du ihre Laster unterstützt, als wenn du sie in ihren Tugenden bestärkst.
169 - Wikachka15 июня 2018 г.
Sei höflich; es kostet wenig und hilft viel. Gefällig zu sein und gleichzeitig zeigen zu können, dass man gefällig ist, heißt doppelt gefällig sein.
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