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Man is a rational animal. He can think up a reason for anything he wants to believe.

Anatole France

Yet, every now and then, there would pass a young girl, slender, fair and desirable, arousing in young men a not ignoble desire to possess her, and stirring in old men regrets for ecstasy not seized and now forever past.
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Desire Forever Man Past Regret Young
If fifty million people say a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing.
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Fools People Truth
Whatever one may do, one is always alone in the world.
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Alone Oneself World
It is not customary to love what one has
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Love Oneself
It is the certainty that they possess the truth that makes men cruel.
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Character Man Truth
It is good to collect things, but it is better to go on walks.
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Collection Goodness Walk
Wandering re-establishes the original harmony which once existed between man and the universe.
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Establishment Existence Man Nature
It is human nature to think wisely and act in an absurd fashion.
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Act Human Nature Thinking Wisdom
If we don’t change, we don’t grow. If we don’t grow, we aren’t really living.
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Change Growth Live
The wonder is, not that the field of stars is so vast, but that man has measured it.
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Deep Man Stars
The books that everybody admires are those that nobody reads.
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Book Reading
To accomplish great things, we must dream as well as act.
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Accomplishment Act Dream Greatness
To know is nothing at all; to imagine is everything.
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Imagination One Liner
If the path be beautiful, let us not ask where it leads.
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Beautiful Leadership Path
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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Equality Food Law Poor Rich
Awaken people’s curiosity. It is enough to open minds, do not overload them. Put there just a spark.
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Enough Mindset People

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