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View AuthorShyness has the disadvantage of habituating to lie.
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View AuthorThe unclear man cannot delude himself: either he deceives himself or he tries to deceive others.
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View AuthorTo desire is to have the courage to expose oneself to an inconvenience; to expose oneself in this way is to tempt fate and to play.
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View AuthorIt is essential, for others to bear us willingly, to participate to some extent in their passions.
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View AuthorThere are no more legitimate unions than those governed by a true passion.
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View AuthorHe who excuses himself, accuses himself.
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View AuthorThe full equality of women would be the surest sign of civilization and would double the intellectual forces of the human race.
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View AuthorSince death is inevitable, let's forget about it.
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View AuthorCourage consists of knowing how to choose the lesser evil, no matter how horrible it may seem.
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View AuthorVocation is the joy of having one's passion as a profession.
Laurence Sterne
View AuthorOnly those truly courageous spirits know how to forgive. A vile being never forgives because it is not in its nature.
Laurence Sterne
View AuthorThis is called perseverance in a good cause and obstinacy in a bad one.