Civilization is the process of reducing the infinite to the finite
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Consciously or unconsciously we all strive to make the kind of a world we like.Oliver Wendell
What a comfort a dull but kindly person is, to be sure, at times A ground-glass shade over a gas-lamp does not bring more solace to our dazzled eyes than such a one to our minds.
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Easy crying widows take new husbands soonest there's nothing like wet weather for transplanting
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It is revolting to have no better reason for a rule of law than that it was laid down in the time of Henry IV. It is still more revolting if the grounds upon which it was laid down have vanished long since, and the rule simply persists through blind imitation of the past.
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When men have realized that time has upset many fighting faiths, they may come to believe that the ultimate good is better reached by free trade in ideas.
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The minute a phrase, becomes current, it becomes an apology for not thinking accurately to the end of the sentence.
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