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She blushed and so did he. She greeted him in a faltering voice, and he spoke to her without knowing what he was saying.

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Perfect is the enemy of good.
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Deep Enemy Goodness One Liner Perfection
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
It is dangerous to be right in matters on which the established authorities are wrong.
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Authority DAngry Establish Freedom Right Wrong
One great use of words is to hide our thoughts.
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Deep Greatness Healing Hide One Liner
Opinions have caused more ills than the plague or earthquakes on this little globe of ours.
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Cause Disease Earthquake Globe Opinion Suffering
Every man is a creature of the age in which he lives and few are able to raise themselves above the ideas of the time.
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Age Creation Ideas Live Man Time
The human brain is a complex organ with the wonderful power of enabling man to find reasons for continuing to believe whatever it is that he wants to believe.
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Believe Brain Confidence Human Man Power
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
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
Behind every successful man stands a surprised mother-in-law.
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Family Man Mother In Law Sucess Surprise
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
Uncertainty is an uncomfortable position. But certainty is an absurd one.
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Adsured Person Uncertain
Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.
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Believe Commitment Injustice Religion
Cherish those who seek the truth but beware of those who find it.
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Beware Cherish Fear Honesty Seek Truth
When a man is in love, jealous, and just whipped by the Inquisition, he is no longer himself.
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Himself Jealousy Love Man Suffering
God is a circle whose center is everywhere and circumference nowhere.
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Believe Faith God Religion

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