Quote by Friedrich Nietzsche
Virtues are dangerous as vices insofar as they are allowed to rule

Virtues are dangerous as vices insofar as they are allowed to rule over one as authorities and not as qualities one develops oneself. – Friedrich Nietzsche

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He who would learn to fly one day must first learn to stand and walk and run and climb and dance; one cannot fly into flying. – Friedrich Nietzsche

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Effort
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When marrying, ask yourself this question: Do you believe that you will be able to converse well with this person into your old age? Everything else in marriage is transitory. – Friedrich Nietzsche

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Age
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Sin is commitable in thought, word or deed; so is virtue. – Martin H. Fischer (1879–1962)

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Do not be too moral. You may cheat yourself out of much life so. Aim above morality. Be not simply good; be good for something. – Henry David Thoreau

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The greatest virtues are those which are most useful to other persons. – Aristotle

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The vices we scoff at in others, laugh at us within ourselves. – Thomas Edward Brown

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Stop thinking that meditation is anything special. Stop thinking altogether. – Surya Singer

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How my memory treasures every sweet stray moment of our past — handclasp, kiss and heart-beat, the passion of those dear unfathomable eyes, the rustle of garments, the gliding steps and lingering farewells! – Byron Caldwell Smith, letter to Kate Stephens

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The indispensable first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: decide what you want. – Ben Stein

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My mom taught us the Serenity Prayer at a young age. – Toby Keith

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