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The love of study is in us the only lasting passion. All the others quit us in proportion as this miserable machine which holds them approaches its ruins.

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As men are affected in all ages by the same passions, the occasions which bring about great changes are different, but the causes are always the same.
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Age Men Passion
Liberty is the right to do what the law permits.
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Law Liberty Philosophical
The reason the Romans built their great paved highways was because they had such inconvenient footwear.
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Highway Philosophical Reason
Honor is unknown in despotic states.
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Despotism Honor States
What cowardice it is to be dismayed by the happiness of others and devastated by there good fortune.
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Cowardice Envy Fortune
It is difficult for the united states to be all of equal power and extent.
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Country Difficult Equal United States
The state of slavery is in its own nature bad.
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Bad Nature Slavery States
That anyone who possesses power has a tendency to abuse it is an eternal truth. They tend to go as far as the barriers will allow.
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Abuse Peace Tendencies
Republics come to an end by luxurious habits; monarchies by poverty.
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Politics Republic Wisdom
If one only wished to be happy, this could be easily accomplished; but we wish to be happier that other people, and this is always difficult, for we believe others to be happier than they are. you are comparing your lot with an ideal which is of course better and therefore you feel worse
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Believe Gratitude People
Virtue is necessary to a republic.
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Republic Virtue
The life of man is but a succession of vain hopes and groundless fears.
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Men Succession Vain
There is something in animals beside the power of motion. They are not machines; they feel.
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Animal Compassion Power
Lunch kills half of Paris, supper the other half.
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Lunch Paris Philosophical
To lend money without interest, is certainly an action laudable and extremely good; but it is obvious, that it is only a counsel of religion, and not a civil law.
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Action Law Lending
An injustice to one is a threat made to all
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Injustice Made Threat

The love of study is in us the only lasting passion. All the others quit us in proportion as this miserable machine which holds them approaches its ruins.

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