One day everything will be well, that is our hope. Everything’s fine today, that is our illusion.
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When a man is in love, jealous, and just whipped by the Inquisition, he is no longer himself.
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Uncertainty is an uncomfortable position. But certainty is an absurd one.
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Minds differ still more than faces.
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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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Man is free at the instant he wants to be.
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One great use of words is to hide our thoughts.
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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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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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The most important decision you make is to be in a good mood.
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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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Think for yourself and let others enjoy the privilege of doing so too.
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Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.
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History never repeats itself. Man always does.
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It is with books as with men: a very small number play a great part.
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The secret of being a bore is to tell everything.
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