The finest lives, in my opinion, are those who rank in the common model, and with the human race, but without miracle, without extravagance.
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It is an absolute and virtually divine perfection to know how to enjoy our being rightfully.
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I set forth a humble and inglorious life; that does not matter. You can tie up all moral philosophy with a common and private life just as well as with a life of richer stuff. Each man bears the entire form of man's estate.
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Unless a man feels he has a good enough memory, he should never venture to lie.
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