The average man, who does not know what to do with his life, wants another one which will last forever.
ANATOLE FRANCETo accomplish great things we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.
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It is good to collect things, but it is better to go on walks.
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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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But I deny that He created the world; at the most He organised but an inferior part of it, and all that He touched bears the mark of His rough and unforeseeing touch.
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It is not customary to love what one has
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It is human nature to think wisely and act in an absurd fashion.
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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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All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy; for what we leave behind us is a part of ourselves; we must die to one life before we can enter another.
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When a thing has been said and said well, have no scruple. Take it and copy it.
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Without lies, humanity would perish of despair and boredom
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Armenia is dying, but it will survive. The little blood that is left is precious blood that will give birth to a heroic generation. A nation that does not want to die, does not die.
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If we don’t change, we don’t grow. If we don’t grow, we aren’t really living.
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Awaken people’s curiosity. It is enough to open minds, do not overload them. Put there just a spark.
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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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The history books which contain no lies are extremely tedious.
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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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