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It is good to collect things, but it is better to go on walks.

Anatole France

What can be more foolish than to think that all this rare fabric of heaven and earth could come by chance?
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Chance Earth Heaven Stupidity Thinking
People who have no weaknesses are terrible; there is no way of taking advantage of them.
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People Weakness
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
It is not customary to love what one has
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Love Oneself
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
To be willing to die for an idea is to set a rather high price on conjecture.
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Death Price Willing
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
The history books which contain no lies are extremely tedious.
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Book History Lie
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
If 50 million people say a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing.
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Fools People
It is the certainty that they possess the truth that makes men cruel.
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Man Truth
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
It is human nature to think wisely and act in an absurd fashion.
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Act Human Nature Thinking Wisdom
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
Man is summed up in Art. All the rest is moonshine.
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Art Man Moon

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