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Benjamin Constant

Benjamin Constant (1767-1830) was a prominent French writer and politician known for his influence in politics and literature during his time.

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It is tough, it is painful, not to be loved when one still loves, but it is much tougher to still be loved when one no longer loves.

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Meditation strengthens the strong and weakens the weak.

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When the age of passions has passed, what else can we desire but to escape from life with the least possible amount of pain?

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Freedom is nothing more than what society has the right to do and the state has no right to prevent.

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The arbitrary is not only harmful when used for crime. Employed against crime, it is also dangerous.

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We are such fickle creatures that we end up experiencing the feelings we pretend.

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We must decide, act, and be silent.

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