Quote #19300
Action is consolatory. It is the enemy of thought and the friend of illusions.
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Quote #19301
The belief in a supernatural source of evil is not necessary men alone are...
Quote #19302
Illusory joy is often worth more than genuine sorrow.
Quote #19303
Words, as is well known, are great foes of reality.
Quote #14684
All ambitions are lawful except those that climb upward on the miseries or credulities...
Quote #13604
All a man can betray is his conscience.
Quote #13321
They wanted facts. Facts! They demanded facts from him, as if facts could explain...
Quote #13324
Having had to encounter single-handed during his period of eclipse many physical dangers, he...
Quote #13155
We live, as we dream, alone
Quote #11522
Being a woman is a terribly difficult task since it consists principally in dealing...