What is existence for but to be laughed at if men in their twenties have already attained the utmost?
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There are two ways to be fooled. One is to believe what isn't true; the other is to refuse to believe what is true.
Tags: willful-ignorance, willful-blindness, truth, self-deception, fools, blindness
Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.
Tags: backwards, lived, must, only, experience, life
Most men pursue pleasure with such breathless haste that they hurry past it.
Tags: pursue, hurry, most, pleasure, men, past, happiness
A fire broke out backstage in a theatre. The clown came out to warn the public; they thought it was a joke and applauded. He repeated it; the acclaim was even greater. I think that's just how the world will come to an end: to general applause from wits who believe it's a joke.
Tags: humor
Trouble is the common denominator of living. It is the great equalizer.
Tags: common, living, trouble, great
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