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True happiness arises, in the first place, from the enjoyment of one's self, and in the next, from the friendship and conversation of a few select companions.
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A desire arises in the mind. It is satisfied immediately another comes. In the interval which separates two desires a perfect calm reigns in the mind. It is at this moment freed from all thought, love or hate. Complete peace equally reigns between two mental waves.
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Almost all absurdity of conduct arises from the imitation of those who we cannot resemble.
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Bodily labor alleviates the pains of the mind and from this arises the happiness of the poor.
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Courage that grows from constitution often forsakes a man when he has occasion for it; courage which arises from a sense of duty acts ;in a uniform manner.
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True happiness is of a retired nature, and an enemy to pomp and noise; it arises, in the first place, from the enjoyment of one's self, and in the next from the friendship and conversation of a few select companions.
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All wrong-doing arises because of mind. If mind is transformed can wrong-doing remain?
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Beauty arises out of human inspiration.
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Because philosophy arises from awe, a philosopher is bound in his way to be a lover of myths and poetic fables. Poets and philosophers are alike in being big with wonder.
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Consciousness is a phase of mental life which arises in connection with the formation of new habits. When habit is formed, consciousness only interferes to spoil our performance.
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Content arises out of certain considerations about form, material, context-and that when that subject matter is sufficiently far away.
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Dictatorship naturally arises out of democracy, and the most aggravated form of tyranny and slavery out of the most extreme liberty.
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From the very fountain of enchantment there arises a taste of bitterness to spread anguish amongst the flowers.
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I don't see America as a mainland, but as a sea, a big ocean. Sometimes a storm arises, a formidable current develops, and it seems it will engulf everything. Wait a moment, another current will appear and bring the first one to naught.
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I don't think necessity is the mother of invention — invention, in my opinion, arises directly from idleness, possibly also from laziness. To save oneself trouble.
An Autobiography (1977) part III, sect. 2 -
In the lack of judgment great harm arises, but one vote cast can set right a house.
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In the midst of the fountain of wit there arises something bitter, which stings in the very flowers.
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In this world a great deal of the bitterness amongst us arises from an imperfect understanding of one another.
Speech Birmingham’s Town Hall 30 december 1853 -
It is really mortifying, sir, when a woman possessed of a common share of understanding considers the difference of education between the male and female sex, even in those families where education is attended to.... Nay why should your sex wish for such a disparity in those whom they one day intend for companions and associates. Pardon me, sir, if I cannot help sometimes suspecting that this neglect arises in some measure from an ungenerous jealousy of rivals near the throne.
Letter to John Thaxter, 15 February 1778
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