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God is a circle whose center is everywhere and circumference nowhere.

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The art of medicine consists of amusing the patient while nature cures the disease.
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Amuse Art Disease Medicine Nature Patient
It is far better to be silent than merely to increase the quantity of bad books.
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Book Quantity Silence Writing
History never repeats itself. Man always does.
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Healing History Men Past Repeat
I loved him as we always love for the first time; with idolatry and wild passion.
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Love Passion Time Wild
We never live; we are always in the expectation of living.
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Expectation Human Nature Life Live One Liner
To hold a pen is to be at war.
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One Liner Peace Pen Poet War Writing
Meditation is the dissolution of thoughts in Eternal awareness or Pure consciousness without objectification, knowing without thinking, merging finitude in infinity.
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Awareness Consciousness Infinity Knowledge Meditation
The comfort of the rich depends upon an abundant supply of the poor
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Abundance Comfort Poor Poverty Rich Supply
Our wretched species is so made that those who walk on the well-trodden path always throw stones at those who are showing a new road.
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Ignorance Path Road Species Stone Walk
Behind every successful man stands a surprised mother-in-law.
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Family Man Mother In Law Sucess Surprise
If you want to know who controls you, look at who you are not allowed to criticize.
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Allow Control Criticize Want
To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid – one must also be polite.
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Enough Polite Respect Stupidity Success World
God is a circle whose center is everywhere and circumference nowhere.
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Believe Faith God Religion
Despite the enormous quantity of books, how few people read! And if one reads profitably, one would realize how much stupid stuff the vulgar herd is content to swallow every day.
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Book People Quantity Reading Stupidity Vulgar
It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets.
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Forbidden Government Humour Kill Murder Punishment
It is not inequality which is the real misfortune, it is dependence.
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Depend Inequality Misfortune

God is a circle whose center is everywhere and circumference nowhere.

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