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The place where optimism most flourishes is the lunatic asylum.
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Without an acquaintance with the rules of propriety, it is impossible for the character...
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If one sticks too rigidly to one’s principles, one would hardly see anybody.
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If the creator had a purpose in equipping us with a neck, he surely...
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In the highest civilization, the book is still the highest delight. He who has...
Quote #21787
Being entirely honest with oneself is a good exercise.
Quote #20836
Jesters do often prove prophets.
Quote #23631
No evil propensity of the human heart is so powerful that it may not...
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There is no more lovely, friendly, and charming relationship, communion, or company than a...
Quote #30602
The acquisition of knowledge is the mission of research, the transmission of knowledge is...