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If there were no thunder, men would have little fear of lightning.

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If there were no thunder, men would have little fear of lightning.
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Why lower oneself to taking pride from being American or British, when you can boast of being man!
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I wanted to see what no one had yet observed, even if I had to pay for this curiosity with my life.
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It seems wisest to assume the worst from the beginning, and let anything better come as a surprise.
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Though sleep is called our best friend, it is a friend who often keeps us waiting!
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As long as the heart beats, as long as body and soul keep together, I cannot admit that any creature endowed with a will has need to despair of life.
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