A jury is composed of twelve men of average ignorance.
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Life is the continuous adjustment of internal relations to external relations.
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Marriage: A word which should be pronounced ‘mirage’.
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Marriage: a ceremony in which rings are put on the finger of the lady and through the nose of the gentleman.
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People are beginning to see that the first requisite to success in life is to be a good animal.
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Society exists for the benefit of its members, not the members for the benefit of society.
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When a man’s knowledge is not in order, the more of it he has the greater will be his confusion.
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The wise man must remember that while he is a descendant of the past, he is a parent of the future.
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Opinion is ultimately determined by the feelings, and not by the intellect.
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All socialism involves slavery.
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Divine right of kings means the divine right of anyone who can get uppermost.
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The great aim of education is not knowledge but action.
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Love is life’s end, but never ending. Love is life’s wealth, never spent, but ever spending. Love’s life’s reward, rewarded in rewarding.
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The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly, is to fill the world with fools.
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The behavior of men to the lower animals, and their behavior to each other, bear a constant relationship.
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Objects we ardently pursue bring little happiness when gained; most of our pleasures come from unexpected sources.
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