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Human life is thus only an endless illusion. Men deceive and flatter each other. No one speaks of us in our presence as he does when we are gone. Society is based on mutual hypocrisy.

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Evil is easy, and has infinite forms.
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Easy Evil Infinite
Kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much.
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Accomplishment Character Kindness
Justice without force is powerless; force without justice is tyrannical.
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Force Justice Power Strength
We must learn our limits. We are all something, but none of us are everything.
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Human Limitation Wisdom
Most of man’s trouble comes from his inability to be still.
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Ability Men Trouble
Man is obviously made for thinking. Therein lies all his dignity and his merit; and his whole duty is to think as he ought.
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Lying Men Thinking
Faith is different from proof; the latter is human, the former is a Gift from God.
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Different Faith Gift God Human
Curiosity is only vanity. We usually only want to know something so that we can talk about it.
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Curiosity Pride Talk Vanity
Human beings must be known to be loved; but Divine beings must be loved to be known.
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Divine Human Love Religion
Faith is a sounder guide than reason. Reason can only go so far, but faith has no limits.
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Faith Limitation Reason
And is it not obvious that, just as it is a crime to disturb the peace when truth reigns, it is also a crime to remain at peace when the truth is being destroyed?
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Crime Destroy Peace Truth
If I had more time I would write a shorter letter.
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Inspirational Letter Writing
There are only two kinds of men: the righteous who think they are sinners and the sinners who think they are righteous.
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Deep Human Live Men Sin Thinking
Everyone, without exception, is searching for happiness.
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Exception Happiness Search
The Christian religion teaches me two points-that there is a God whom men can know, and that their nature is so corrupt that they are unworthy of Him.
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God Men Nature Religion Worth
We like to be deceived.
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One Liner Trust

Human life is thus only an endless illusion. Men deceive and flatter each other. No one speaks of us in our presence as he does when we are gone. Society is based on mutual hypocrisy.

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Human life is thus only an endless illusion. Men deceive and flatter each other. No one speaks of us in our presence as he does when we are gone. Society is based on mutual hypocrisy.

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