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I believe that there never was a creator of a philosophical system who did not confess at the end of his life that he had wasted his time. It must be admitted that the inventors of the mechanical arts have been much more useful to men that the inventors of syllogisms. He who imagined a ship towers considerably above him who imagined innate ideas.

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The rude beginnings of every art acquire a greater celebrity than the art in perfection; he who first played the fiddle was looked upon as a demigod.

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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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The Pride of every Jew finds cause to believe that the cause of their down fall is not their detestable politics, or ignorance of social graces, but the raft of God. They believe it took a miracle to undo them.

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Of all religions, the Christian should of course inspire the most tolerance, but until now Christians have been the most intolerant of all men.

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The spirit of property doubles a man's strength.

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A clergyman is one who feels himself called upon to live without working at the expense of the rascals who work to live.

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The perfect is the enemy of the good.

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Music is the pathway to the heart.

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The history of human opinion is scarcely anything more than the history of human errors.

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

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Now is not the time for making new enemies.

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If one does not reflect, one thinks oneself master of everything; but when one does reflect, one realizes that one is master of nothing.

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I know of nothing more laughable than a doctor who does not die of old age.

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It is dangerous to be right in matters where established men are wrong.

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It is better to risk saving a guilty man than to condemn an innocent one.

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I also know that we should cultivate our gardens.

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Happiness is a good that nature sells us.

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It is not known precisely where angels dwell whether in the air, the void, or the planets. It has not been God's pleasure that we should be informed of their abode.

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Opinion is called the queen of the world; it is so, for when reason opposes it, it is condemned to death. It must rise twenty times from its ashes to gradually drive away the usurper.

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