People who have no weaknesses are terrible; there is no way of taking advantage of them.
ANATOLE FRANCEThe average man, who does not know what to do with his life, wants another one which will last forever.
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The wonder is, not that the field of stars is so vast, but that man has measured it.
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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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Determination. To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream. Not only plan, but also believe.
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It is good to collect things, but it is better to go on walks.
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Man is a rational animal. He can think up a reason for anything he wants to believe.
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It is the certainty that they possess the truth that makes men cruel.
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For the majority of people, though they do not know what to do with this life, long for another that shall have no end.
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All the good writers of confessions, from Augustine onwards, are men who are still a little in love with their sins.
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We should adopt his principles and govern men as they are and not as what we’d like them to be.
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Time deals gently only with those who take it gently.
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The law, in its majestic equality, forbids rich and poor alike to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal their bread.
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Without lies, humanity would perish of despair and boredom
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Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened.
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Dictionary: The universe in alphabetical order.
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As to the kind of truth one finds in books, it is a truth that enables us sometimes to discern what things are not, without ever enabling us to discover what they are.
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