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The history books which contain no lies are extremely tedious.

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
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
Stupidity is far more dangerous than evil, for evil takes a break from time to time, stupidity does not.
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Break Danger Evil Stupidity Time
Nine tenths of education is encouragement.
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Education Encouragement
It is not customary to love what one has
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Love Oneself
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 the path be beautiful, let us not ask where it leads.
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Beautiful Leadership Path
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
Wandering re-establishes the original harmony which once existed between man and the universe.
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Establishment Existence Man Nature
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
Dictionary: The universe in alphabetical order.
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Book One Liner
The whole art of teaching is only the art of awakening the natural curiosity of the mind for the purpose of satisfying it afterwards.
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Art Mindset Nature Purpose Satisfaction Teaching
It is by acts and not by ideas that people live.
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Act Ideas Live People
It is the certainty that they possess the truth that makes men cruel.
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Character Man Truth
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
Of all sexual aberrations, chastity is the strangest.
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Sex Strange

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