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Our labour preserves us from three great evils – weariness, vice, and want.

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If we do not find anything very pleasant, at least we shall find something new.
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Change Finding Inspirational Life Pleasant
Men use thought only as authority for their injustice, and employ speech only to conceal their thoughts.
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Authority Conceal Injustice Men Speech
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
I don’t know where I am going, but I am on my way.
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Attitude Believe Confidence Inspirational Positive Way
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
Fools have a habit of believing that everything written by a famous author is admirable. For my part I read only to please myself and like only what suits my taste.
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Believe Fools Habit Myself Please Taste
If you have two religions in your land, the two will cut each other’s throats; but if you have thirty religions, they will dwell in peace.
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Black Lives Matter Comparison Dwell Each Other Peace Religion
To the living we owe respect, but to the dead we owe only the truth.
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Dead Honesty Live Owe Respect Truth
The happiest of all lives is a busy solitude.
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Happiness Healing Live Lonely One Liner Solitude
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
Every man is guilty of all the good he did not do.
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Guilty Man One Liner Sad Struggle
To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid – one must also be polite.
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Enough Polite Respect Stupidity Success World
Think for yourself and let others enjoy the privilege of doing so too.
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Enjoyment Freedom Privilege Thinking Yourself
It is not more surprising to be born twice than once; everything in nature is resurrection.
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Born Nature Resurrection Surprise
What is history? The lie that everyone agrees on.
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Agree Deep History Humour Lie Past
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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Our labour preserves us from three great evils – weariness, vice, and want.

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