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" Even the best intentioned of great men need a few scoundrels around them; there are some things you cannot ask an honest man to do. "
Jean de la Bruyere
Men
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" When a book raises your spirit, and inspires you with noble and manly thoughts, seek for no other test of its excellence. It is good, and made by a good workman. "
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" The regeneration of society is the regeneration of society by individual education. "
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" Two persons cannot long be friends if they cannot forgive each other's little failings. "
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" The exact contrary of what is generally believed is often the truth. "
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" The pleasure we feel in criticizing robs us from being moved by very beautiful things. "
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" The passion of hatred is so long lived and so obstinate a malady that the surest sign of death in a sick person is their desire for reconciliation. "
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" Love and friendship exclude each other. "
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" There are only three events in a man's life; birth, life, and death; he is not conscious of being born, he dies in pain, and he forgets to live. "
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" Liberality consists less in giving a great deal than in gifts well-timed. "
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" There are certain things in which mediocrity is not to be endured, such as poetry, music, painting, public speaking. "
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" Next to sound judgment, diamonds and pearls are the rarest things in the world. "
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" Between good sense and good taste there lies the difference between a cause and its effect. "
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" Logic is the technique by which we add conviction to truth. "
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" All men's misfortunes spring from their hatred of being alone. "
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" The sweetest of all sounds is that of the voice of the woman we love. "
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