Wit consists in knowing the resemblance of things that differ, and the difference of things that are alike.
MADAME DE STAELIn matters of the heart, nothing is true except the improbable.
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The checks that restrain him from abusing it must be strengthened.
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Scientific progress makes moral progress a necessity; for if man’s power is increased.
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Wit lies in recognizing the resemblance among things which differ and the difference between things which are alike.
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The voice of conscience is so delicate that it is easy to stifle it; but it is also so clear that it is impossible to mistake it.
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One must choose in life between boredom and suffering.
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Speech happens to not be his language.
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Innocence in genius, and candor in power, are both noble qualities.
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The desire of the man is for the woman, but the desire of the woman is for the desire of the man.
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We cease loving ourselves if no one loves us.
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Men err from selfishness; women because they are weak.
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In matters of the heart, nothing is true except the improbable.
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The more I see of men the more I like dogs.
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The human mind always makes progress, but it is a progress in spirals.
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Sow good services: sweet remembrances will grow from them.
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Prayer is more than meditation. In meditation, the source of strength is one’s self.
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