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" People intoxicate themselves with work so they won't see how they really are. "

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" Those who believe that they are exclusively in the right are generally those who achieve something. "

" A bad book is as much of a labor to write as a good one, it comes as sincerely from the author's soul. "

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" An unexciting truth may be eclipsed by a thrilling lie. "

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" Bondage is the life of personality, and for bondage the personal self will fight with tireless resourcefulness and the most stubborn cunning. "

" Defined in psychological terms, a fanatic is a man who consciously over-compensates a secret doubt. "

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" So long as men worship the Caesars and Napoleons, Caesars and Napoleons will duly arise and make them miserable. "

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" What with making their way and enjoying what they have won, heroes have no time to think. But the sons of heroes - ah, they have all the necessary leisure. "

" The worst enemy of life, freedom and the common decencies is total anarchy; their second worst enemy is total efficiency. "

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