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True greatness consists in the use of a powerful understanding to enlighten oneself and others.

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Feeble verses are those which sin not against rules, but against genius.

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The man who says to me, "Believe as I do, or God will damn you," will presently say, "Believe as I do, or I shall assassinate you."

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To a toad what is beauty? A female with two lovely pop-eyes, a wide mouth, yellow belly, and green spotted back.

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You write your name in the snow Yet say nothing.

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All the ancient histories, as one of our wits say, are just fables that have been agreed upon

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The abuse of grace is affectation, as the abuse of the sublime is absurdity; all perfection is nearly a fault.

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The man who, in a fit of melancholy, kills himself today, would have wished to live had he waited a week.

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Prejudice is an opinion without judgment.

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No one is ignorant that our character and turn of mind are intimately connected with the water-closet.

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A witty saying proves nothing, but saying something pointless gets people's attention.

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Virtue debases itself in justifying itself.

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I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: 'O Lord make my enemies ridiculous.' And God granted it.

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The malevolence of men revealed itself to his mind in all of its ugliness

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The prudent man does himself good; the virtuous one does it to other men.

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When he who hears does not know what he who speaks means, and when he who speaks does not know what he himself means, that is philosophy.

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The Jews have always been waiting for a Messiah, but their Messiah is for them only, not for us, a Messiah ho will give them mastery over the Christians.

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Now is not the time for making new enemies.

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I have wanted to kill myself a hundred times, but somehow I am still in love with life. This ridiculous weakness is perhaps one of our more stupid melancholy propensities, for is there anything more stupid than to be eager to go on carrying a burden which one would gladly throw away, to loathe one’s very being and yet to hold it fast, to fondle the snake that devours us until it has eaten our hearts away?

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When you arise in the morning, give thanks for the morning light, for your life and strength. Give thanks for your food, and the joy of living. Tecumseh Appreciation is a wonderful thing; it makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.

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