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Nine tenths of education is encouragement.

Anatole France

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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End Life People
Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened.
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Animal Love Oneself Soul
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
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
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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Book Library Myself People
Man is a rational animal. He can think up a reason for anything he wants to believe.
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Animal Believe Himself Logic Man Thinking
Dictionary: The universe in alphabetical order.
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Book One Liner
All changes, even the most longed for, must have their melancholy
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Change Sadness
People who have no weaknesses are terrible; there is no way of taking advantage of them.
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People Weakness
The history books which contain no lies are extremely tedious.
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Book History Lie
It is good to collect things, but it is better to go on walks.
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Collection Goodness Walk
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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Himself Principle
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
It is human nature to think wisely and act in an absurd fashion.
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Act Human Nature Thinking Wisdom
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
Science neither cares to please nor to displease. She is inhuman. It is not science but poetry that charms and consoles. And that is why poetry is more necessary than science.
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Care Human Necessary Poetry Science

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