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| That man is prudent who neither hopes nor fears anything from the uncertain events of the future. | | Uncategorized | |
| The absurdity of a religious practice may be clearly demonstrated without lessening the numbers of people who indulge in it | | Uncategorized | |
| The average man does not know what to do with his life, yet wants another one which will last forever | | Uncategorized | |
| The average man does not know what to do with this life, yet wants another one which will last forever. | | Life | |
| The books that everybody admires are those that nobody reads. | | Uncategorized | |
| The faculty of doubting is rare among men. A few choice spirits carry the germs of it in them, but these do not develop without training. | | Uncategorized | |
| The finest words in the world are only vain sounds, if you cannot comprehend them | | Words | |
| The first virtue of all really great men is that they are sincere | | Uncategorized | |
| The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself a fool. | | Uncategorized | |
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| The good critic is he who relates the adventures of his soul among masterpieces | | Adventure | |
| The greatest virtue of man is perhaps curiosity. | | Curiosity | |
| The impotence of God is infinite | | God | |
| The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal bread | | Equality; Law and lawyers | |
| The truth is that life is delicious, horrible, charming, frightful, sweet, bitter, and that is everything. | | Uncategorized | |
| The whole art of teaching is only the art of awakening the natural curiosity of young minds for the purpose of satisfying it afterwards. | | Art | |
| The whole art of teaching is the only art of awakening the natural curiosity of young minds for the purpose of satisfying it afterwards; and curiosity itself can be vivid and wholesome only in proportion as the mind is contented and happy | | Teachers and teaching | |
| The wonder is, not that the field of stars is so vast, but that man has measured it | | Wonder | |
| There are very honest people who do not think that they have had a bargain unless they have cheated a merchant | | Cheating | |
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