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Tyranny naturally arises out of democracy.

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A home without books is a body without soul.

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The first forty years of life give us the text; the next thirty supply the commentary on it.

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Any man is liable to err, only a fool persists in error.

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There will be no end to the troubles of states,Or of humanity itself,Till philosophers become kings in this world,Or till those we now call kings and rulers really And truly become philosophers

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The secret to humor is surprise.

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Even if the doctor does not give you a year, even if he hesitates about a month, make one brave push and see what can be accomplished in a week.

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Nothing is so unbelievable that oratory cannot make it acceptable.

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There is no surer sign of decay in a country than to see the rites of religion held in contempt.

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Life is life - whether in a cat, or dog or man. There is no difference there between a cat or a man. The idea of difference is a human conception for man's own advantage.

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Twice and thrice over, as they say, good is it to repeat and review what is good.

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One man cannot practice many arts with success.

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Any man may easily do harm, but not every man can do good to another.

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The eyes of the soul of the multitudes are unable to endure the vision of the divine.

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Between the conception and the creation, between the emotion and the response, Falls the shadow.

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We are too weak to discover the truth by reason alone

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Two Chinamen visiting Europe went to the theatre for the first time. One of them occupied himself with trying to understand the theatrical machinery, which he succeeded in doing. The other, despite his ignorance of the language, sought to unravel the meaning of the play. The former is like the astronomer, the latter the philosopher.

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There is no doubt that life is given us, not to be enjoyed, but to be overcome; to be got over.

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No eulogy is due to him who simply does his duty and nothing more.

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All the gold which is under or upon the earth is not enough to give in exchange for virtue.

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