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More Quotes by Henri-Frédéric Blanc
Conquering any difficulty always gives one a secret joy, for it means pushing back a boundary-line and adding to one's liberty.
He who is silent is forgotten; he who does not advance falls back; he who stops is overwhelmed; out distanced, crushed; he who ceases t grow becomes smaller; he who leaves off, gives up; the condition of standing still is the beginning of the end.
Civilization is first of all a moral thing. Without truth, respect for duty, love of neighbor, and virtue, everything is destroyed. The morality of a society is alone the basis of civilization.
Every man is a priest, even involuntarily; his conduct is an unspoken sermon, which is forever preaching to others.
Pay bad people with your goodness; fight their hatred with your kindness. Even if you do not achieve a victory over other people, you will conquer yourself.
To know how to suggest is the art of teaching.
The test of every religious, political, or educational system is the man that it forms.
The great artist and thinker are the simplifiers.
Destiny has two ways of crushing us - by refusing our wishes and by fulfilling them.
Truth is not only violated by falsehood; it may be equally outraged by silence.
