Imitators.—A: "What? You don't want to have imitators?" B: "I don't want people to do anything after me; I want every one to do something before himself (as a pattern to himself)—just as I do." A: "Consequently—?"
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Skinniness.—All profound men have their happiness in imitating the flying-fish for once, and playing on the crests of the waves; they think that what is best of all in things is their surface: their skinniness—sit venia verbo.
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From Experience.—A person often does not know how rich he is, until he learns from experience what rich men even play the thief on him.
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The Deniers of Chance.—No conqueror believes in chance.
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From Paradise.—"Good and Evil are God's prejudices"—said the serpent.