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Faith consists in believing what reason cannot.

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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
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
If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him.
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Believe Faith God Invention Necessary Religion
Don’t think money does everything or you are going to end up doing everything for money.
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Ending Money Thinking
I would rather obey a fine lion, much stronger than myself, than two hundred rats of my own species.
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Lion Myself Obey Rat Species Strong
Our labour preserves us from three great evils – weariness, vice, and want.
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Evil Greatness Labour Preserve Want Wear
Madness is to think of too many things in succession too fast, or of one thing too exclusively.
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Madness Patience Success Thinking
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
Love is a canvas furnished by Nature and embroidered by imagination.
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Canvas Imagination Love Nature
Common sense is not so common.
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Common Common Sense Deep One Liner
Minds differ still more than faces.
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Deep Face Mask Mind One Liner
I don’t know where I am going, but I am on my way.
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Attitude Believe Confidence Inspirational Positive Way
If you want to know who controls you, look at who you are not allowed to criticize.
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Allow Control Criticize Want
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
In every province, the chief occupations, in order of importance, are lovemaking, malicious gossip, and talking nonsense.
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Gossip Importance Love Nonsence Occupation Talk
He must be very ignorant for he answers every question he is asked.
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Ignorance Intelligence Politics Stupidity Wisdom

Faith consists in believing what reason cannot.

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