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Bernard Le Bouvier de Fontenelle

Bernard Le Bouvier de Fontenelle

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Passions are like the winds, necessary to give movement to everything, although they are often the cause of hurricanes.

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Bernard Le Bouvier de Fontenelle

Bernard Le Bouvier de Fontenelle

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Modesty is the complement of wisdom.

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Bernard Le Bouvier de Fontenelle

Bernard Le Bouvier de Fontenelle

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Don't take life too seriously; you won't get out of it alive anyway.

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Bernard Le Bouvier de Fontenelle

Bernard Le Bouvier de Fontenelle

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Health is the unit that gives value to all the zeros in life.

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Bernard Le Bouvier de Fontenelle

Bernard Le Bouvier de Fontenelle

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Expecting too much happiness is an obstacle to happiness.

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Bernard Le Bouvier de Fontenelle

Bernard Le Bouvier de Fontenelle

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When things do not want to conform to us, we must conform to them.

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Bernard Le Bouvier de Fontenelle

Bernard Le Bouvier de Fontenelle

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If I had my hand closed full of truths, I would take great care not to open it.

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Rafael Alberti

Rafael Alberti

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I will never be stone. I will shout when necessary. I will laugh when necessary. I will sing when necessary.

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Dante Alighieri

Dante Alighieri

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It is necessary here to leave all suspicion; all cowardice must die here.

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Concepción Arenal

Concepción Arenal

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The man who is admired by the mediocre will never be capable of great things.

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Aristotle

Aristotle

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If human actions can be noble, shameful, or indifferent, the same applies to the corresponding pleasures. There are pleasures that stem from noble activities, and others from shameful origins.

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W. H. Auden

W. H. Auden

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Guard the moon and dismantle the sun, empty the ocean and sweep the forests; for nothing can serve any purpose anymore.

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