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But I deny that He created the world; at the most He organised but an inferior part of it, and all that He touched bears the mark of His rough and unforeseeing touch.

Anatole France

All ought to be common among friends.
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Fame Friendship
What can be more foolish than to think that all this rare fabric of heaven and earth could come by chance?
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Chance Earth Heaven Stupidity Thinking
Dictionary: The universe in alphabetical order.
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Book One Liner
Wandering re-establishes the original harmony which once existed between man and the universe.
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Establishment Existence Man Nature
An education isn’t how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you know. It’s being able to differentiate between what you do know and what you don’t.
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Commitment Difference Education Memories
To be willing to die for an idea is to set a rather high price on conjecture.
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Death Price Willing
Determination. To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream. Not only plan, but also believe.
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Accomplishment Act Believe Determination Dream Planning
The average man, who does not know what to do with his life, wants another one which will last forever.
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Forever Life Man
Science neither cares to please nor to displease. She is inhuman. It is not science but poetry that charms and consoles. And that is why poetry is more necessary than science.
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Care Human Necessary Poetry Science
Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened.
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Animal Love Oneself Soul
A person is never happy except at the price of some ignorance.
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Exception Happiness Ignorance Person Price
He would not stoop even to pick up the old manuscript I am going to seek with so much trouble and fatigue. And in truth man is made rather to eat ices than to pore over old texts.
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Eat Himself Man Old See Truth
Never lend books, for no one ever returns them; the only books I have in my library are books that other folks have lent me.
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Book Library Myself People
People who have no weaknesses are terrible; there is no way of taking advantage of them.
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People Weakness
The whole art of teaching is only the art of awakening the natural curiosity of the mind for the purpose of satisfying it afterwards.
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Art Mindset Nature Purpose Satisfaction Teaching
Our passions are ourselves.
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One Liner Ourselves Passion

But I deny that He created the world; at the most He organised but an inferior part of it, and all that He touched bears the mark of His rough and unforeseeing touch.

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