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" Man is but a reed, the most feeble thing in nature, but he is a thinking reed. "

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" Noble deeds that are concealed are most esteemed. "

" Nothing is so intolerable to man as being fully at rest, without a passion, without business, without entertainment, without care. "

" Even those who write against fame wish for the fame of having written well, and those who read their works desire the fame of having read them. "

" If we examine our thoughts, we shall find them always occupied with the past and the future. "

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" It is the fight alone that pleases us, not the victory. "

" The weather and my mood have little connection. I have my foggy and my fine days within me; my prosperity or misfortune has little to do with the matter. "

" Happiness is neither without us nor within us. It is in God, both without us and within us. "