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The discovery of what is true and the practice of that which is good are the two most important aims of philosophy.

Voltaire

The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their power to harm us.
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Dwell Greatness Harm Hurt Misfortune Power
There are truths which are not for all men, nor for all times.
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Change Men One Liner Situation Time Truth
Love truth, but pardon error.
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Error Love One Liner Truth
The discovery of what is true and the practice of that which is good are the two most important aims of philosophy.
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Aim Discover Goals Goodness Philosophy Practice
To hold a pen is to be at war.
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One Liner Peace Pen Poet War Writing
The only way to comprehend what mathematicians mean by Infinity is to contemplate the extent of human stupidity.
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Human Infinity Mathematics Stupidity Truth
Sometimes we are less unhappy in being deceived by those we love, than in being undeceived by them.
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Broken Heart Deceive Hurt Love Lying Unhappy
Let us cultivate our garden.
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Cultivate Garden Improvement One Liner
Despite the enormous quantity of books, how few people read! And if one reads profitably, one would realize how much stupid stuff the vulgar herd is content to swallow every day.
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Book People Quantity Reading Stupidity Vulgar
We are rarely proud when we are alone.
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Alone Deep One Liner Proud Rare
Life is thickly sown with thorns, and I know no other remedy than to pass quickly through them. The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their power to harm us.
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Dwell Harm Life Misfortune Power Thorn
Each player must accept the cards life deals him or her; but once they are in hand, he or she alone must decide how to play the cards in order to win the game.
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Acceptance Alone Decide Game Life Player
Our wretched species is so made that those who walk on the well-trodden path always throw stones at those who are showing a new road.
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Ignorance Path Road Species Stone Walk
When it is a question of money, everybody is of the same religion.
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Funny Human Nature Humour Money Religion
God is a circle whose center is everywhere and circumference nowhere.
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Believe Faith God Religion
One day everything will be well, that is our hope. Everything’s fine today, that is our illusion.
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Believe Hope Illusion Optimism Positive

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