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Democracy means government by the uneducated, while aristocracy means government by the badly educated.
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There is no duty more obligatory than the repayment of kindness.
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the tragedy of life is not that we die, but is rather, what dies...
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I object to being told that I am saving daylight when my reason tells...
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Those who know how to win are much more numerous than those who know...
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The wise are instructed by reason ordinary minds by experience the stupid, by necessity...
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Nothing contributes so much to tranquilizing the mind as a steady purpose – a...
Quote #21639
It is better to understand little than to understand a lot.
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It is unfortunate, considering that enthusiasm moves the world, that so few enthusiasts can...
Quote #30878
Twenty years a child twenty years running wild twenty years a mature man-and after...