Virtue by premeditation isn't worth much.
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To do the opposite of something is also a form of imitation, namely an imitation of its opposite.
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If the little bit you have is nothing special in itself, at least find a way of saying it that is a little bit special.
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What is the good of drawing conclusions from experience? I don't deny we sometimes draw the right conclusions, but don't we just as often draw the wrong ones?
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A person reveals his character by nothing so clearly as the joke he resents.
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Man is a masterpiece of creation if for no other reason than that, all the weight of evidence for determinism notwithstanding, he believes he has free will.
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