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Man is born free, and everywhere he is in shackles
It is unnatural for a majority to rule, for a majority can seldom be organized and united for specific action, and a minority can
It is too difficult to think nobly when one thinks only of earning a living
I hate books; they only teach us to talk about things we know nothing about
However great a man's natural talent may be, the act of writing cannot be learned all at once
How many famous and high-spirited heroes have lived a day too long?
Heroes are not known by the loftiness of their carriage; the greatest braggarts are generally the merest cowards
Free people, remember this maxim: we may acquire liberty, but it is never recovered if it is once lost
Every man has a right to risk his own life for the preservation of it
Base souls have no faith in great individuals
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
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On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
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