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When a thing has been said and said well, have no scruple. Take it and copy it.

Anatole France

Man is so made that he can only find relaxation from one kind of labor by taking up another.
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Himself Kind Man
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
We do not know what to do with this short life, yet we yearn for another that will be eternal.
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Deep Forever Life Mortal
I prefer the errors of enthusiasm to the indifference of wisdom.
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Difference Myself Wisdom
Nine tenths of education is encouragement.
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Education Encouragement
It is human nature to think wisely and act in an absurd fashion.
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Act Human Nature Thinking Wisdom
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
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 Dream Greatness Planning
If 50 million people say a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing.
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Fools People
The history books which contain no lies are extremely tedious.
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Book History Lie
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
Without lies, humanity would perish of despair and boredom
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Humanity Lie
The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal bread.
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Equality Food Poor Rich
We have never heard the devil’s side of the story, God wrote all the book.
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Book Deep Devil God Religious Story Writing
All changes, even the most longed for, must have their melancholy
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Change Sadness
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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Goodness Love Man Sin Writing

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