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ABNORMAL, adj. Not conforming to standard. In matters of thought and conduct, to be independent is to be abnormal, to be abnormal is to be detested. Wherefore the lexicographer adviseth a striving toward the straiter [sic] resemblance of the Average Man than he hath to himself. Whoso attaineth thereto shall have peace, the prospect of death and the hope of Hell.

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Death belongs to God alone; by what right do men touch that unknown thing?

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Every human being has the right to ask the reason, why, and to have his question answered by himself, if he only takes the trouble.

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No man has a right to disturb the public peace, by personally resisting the execution of a law however bad. He ought to acquiesce, using at the same time the utmost powers of his reason, to promote its repeal.

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O' What may man within him hide, though angel on the outward side!

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Men judge generally more by the eye than by the hand, for everyone can see and few can feel. Every one sees what you appear to be, few really know what you are.

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How can the arts overcome the slow dying of men's hearts that we call progress ?

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Gold in its native state is but dull, unornamental stuff, and only lowborn metals excite the admiration of the ignorant with an ostentatious glitter. However, like the rest of the world, I still go on underrating men of gold and glorifying men of mica.

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Freedom is the alone unoriginated birthright of man, and belongs to him by force of his humanity; and is independence on the will and co-action of every other in so far as this consists with every other person's freedom.

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The demands that a great man makes are on himself; those of a petty man are upon others.

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By all men bond to Nothing, Being slaves without a lord, By one blind idiot world obeyed, Too blind to be abhorred.

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The less a man knows the bigger the noise he makes and the higher the salary he commands.

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Believe me, man, there are people who are going to have way more troubles mentally than I am.

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The man who does not wish to be one of the mass only needs to cease to be easy on himself.

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I see a man's life is a tedious one.

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Every man has a right to be equal with every other man.

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God always saves the world from the consequences of unintended errors of men who live in fear of Him.

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My God, the man is a fascist - a fascist, I tell you.

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Still, as Christmas-tide comes round, They remember it again - Echo still the joyful sound "Peace on earth, good-will to men!"

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Every man is a channel through which heaven floweth.

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