Like Leibniz's possible worlds, most men are only equally entitled pretenders to existence. There are few existences.
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Every good man progressively becomes God. To become God, to be man, and to educate oneself, are expressions that are synonymous.
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Many a witty inspiration is like the surprising reunion of befriended thoughts after a long separation.
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When reason and unreason come into contact, an electrical shock occurs. This is called polemics.
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