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A nation is a society united by a delusion about its ancestry and by common hatred of its neighbours.
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Many people believe that they are attracted by God, or by Nature, when they are only repelled by man.
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Prayer gives a man the opportunity of getting to know a gentleman he hardly ever meets. I do not mean his maker, but himself.
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The proper time to influence the character of a child is about a hundred years before he is born.
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I have never understood why it should be considered derogatory to the Creator to suppose that he has a sense of humour.
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Literature flourishes best when it is half a trade and half an art.
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The soul is dyed with the color of its leisure thoughts.
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The object of studying philosophy is to know one's own mind, not other people's.
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The wise man is he who knows the relative value of things.
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Man, as we know him, is a poor creature; he is halfway between an ape and a god and he is travelling in the right direction.
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