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Our nature consist in motion; complete rest is death
Nothing is so intolerable to man as being fully at rest, without a passion, without business, without entertainment, without care
We are all special cases
Man wants to live, but it is useless to hope that this desire will dictate all his actions
Man is the only creature who refuses to be what he is
There are three classes of men; lovers of wisdom, lovers of honor, and lovers of gain
Man - a being in search of meaning
We must laugh at man to avoid crying for him
A true man hates no one
It has been said that man is a rational animal. All my life I have been searching for evidence which could support this
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