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We do not know what to do with this short life, yet we yearn for another that will be eternal.

Anatole France

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
We chase dreams and embrace shadows.
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Deep Dreams One Liner
Man is summed up in Art. All the rest is moonshine.
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Art Man Moon
All changes, even the most longed for, must have their melancholy
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Change Sadness
Armenia is dying, but it will survive. The little blood that is left is precious blood that will give birth to a heroic generation. A nation that does not want to die, does not die.
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Death Endurance Nation Strength Survive
Whatever one may do, one is always alone in the world.
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Alone Oneself World
The history books which contain no lies are extremely tedious.
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Book History Lie
Wandering re-establishes the original harmony which once existed between man and the universe.
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Establishment Existence Man Nature
Our passions are ourselves.
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One Liner Ourselves Passion
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
People who have no weaknesses are terrible; there is no way of taking advantage of them.
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People Weakness
All ought to be common among friends.
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Fame Friendship
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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Discover Kind Truth
If the path be beautiful, let us not ask where it leads.
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Beautiful Leadership Path
Suffering — how divine it is, how misunderstood! We owe to it all that is good in us, all that gives value to life; we owe to it pity, we owe to it courage, we owe to it all the virtues.
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Courage Divine Goodness Life Suffering Value Virtue
Nine tenths of education is encouragement.
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Education Encouragement

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