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A man wrapped up in himself makes a very small bundle.
Harry Emerson Fosdick1878–1969Often credited to Benjamin Franklin
Innocence most often is a good fortune and not a virtue.
Anatole France1844–1924Les Dieux Ont Soif [The Gods Are Thirsty] (1912), ch. XV
- Luck
People who have no weaknesses are terrible; there is no way of taking advantage of them.
Anatole France1844–1924The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard (1881), Pt. II, ch. 4
- Character
- Comedy
Suffering — how divine it is, how misunderstood! We owe to it all that is good in us, all that gives value to life; we owe to it pity, we owe to it courage, we owe to it all the virtues.
Anatole France1844–1924Le Jardin d’Épicure [The Garden of Epicurus] (1894)
He flattered himself on being a man without any prejudices; and this pretension itself is a very great prejudice.
Anatole France1844–1924The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard (1881), Pt. II, ch. 4
- Character
- Pride
It is a grand mistake to think of being great without goodness and I pronounce it as certain that there was never a truly great man that was not at the same time truly virtuous.
Benjamin Franklin1706–1790
Let me add, that only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters.
Benjamin Franklin1706–1790letter to the Abbés Chalut and Arnaud (17 April 1787)
- Freedom
I think all the heretics I have known have been virtuous men.
Benjamin Franklin1706–1790Letter to Benjamin Vaughan (24 October 1788)
- Religion
How bold one gets when one is sure of being loved.
Sigmund Freud1856–1939Letter to his fiancée Martha Bernays (27 June 1882); published in Letters of Sigmund Freud 1873-1939 (1961), 10-12
- Courage
- Love
Care and responsibility are constituent elements of love, but without respect for and knowledge of the beloved person, love deteriorates into domination and possessiveness.
Erich Fromm1900–1980Man for Himself (1947), Ch. 3
- Love
- Responsibility
Forgive, O Lord, my little jokes on Thee, and I’ll forgive Thy great big joke on me.
Robert Frost1874–1963In the Clearing (1962), “Forgive, O Lord”
- Forgiveness
- God
Courage is of the heart by derivation,
And great it is. But fear is of the soul.
Robert Frost1874–1963A Masque of Mercy (1947)
- Courage
- Fear
Forgive me my nonsense as I also forgive the nonsense of those who think they talk sense.
Robert Frost1874–1963Letter to Louis Untermeyer (July 8, 1915)
- Forgiveness
The woods are lovely, dark and deep.
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.
Robert Frost1874–1963Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening (1923)In context
- Responsibility
It is the integrity of each individual human that is in final examination.
Buckminster Fuller1895–1983Critical Path (1981)
- Character