It is better to be able neither to read nor write than to be able to do nothing else.
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Lest he should wander irretrievably from the right path, he stands still.
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To get others to come into our ways of thinking, we must go over to theirs; and it is necessary to follow, in order to lead.
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Love turns, with a little indulgence, to indifference or disgust; hatred alone is immortal.
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The soul of a journey is liberty, perfect liberty, to think, feel, do just as one pleases.
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If goodness were only a theory, it were a pity it should be lost to the world. There are a number of things, the idea of which is a clear gain to the mind. Let people, for instance, rail at friendship, genius, freedom, as long as they will. . .
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