The aim of argument, or of discussion, should not be victory, but progress.
JOSEPH JOUBERTImagination is the eye of the soul.
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We must respect the past, and mistrust the present, if we wish to provide for the safety of the future.
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Politeness is the flower of humanity.
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Space is the stature of God.
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Words, like glass, obscure when they do not aid vision.
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Ask the young. They know everything.
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Justice is the truth in action.
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Those who never retract their opinions love themselves more than they love the truth.
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It is better to debate a question without settling it than to settle a question without debating it.
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Kindness is loving people more than they deserve.
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Be charitable and indulge to everyone, but thyself.
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He who has imagination without learning has wings but no feet.
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The mind conceives with pain, but it brings forth with delight.
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The direction of the mind is more important than its progress.
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To teach is to learn twice.
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The best remedy for a short temper is a long walk.
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