Limited in his nature, infinite in his desire, man is a fallen god who remembers heaven.
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Private passions tire and exhaust themselves, public ones never.
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Brutality to an animal is cruelty to mankind - it is only the difference in the victim.
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A conscience without God is like a court without a judge.
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Sometimes, when one person is missing, the whole world seems depopulated.
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