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The possession of unlimited power will make a despot of almost any man. There...
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Sometimes it takes courage to give into temptation.
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You may search my time-worn face, You’ll find a merry eye that twinkles I...
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God grants liberty only to those who love it and are always ready to...
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Literature … is the rediscovery of childhood.
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It is always easier to believe than to deny. Our minds are naturally affirmative.
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The best political community is formed by citizens of the middle class.
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In literature as in love, we are astonished at what is chosen by others.
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You (God) have not only commanded continence, that is, from what things we are...
Quote #4966
Oh, that way madness lies; let me shun that.