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Achile Tournier

Achile Tournier

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We must be good not for others, but to be at peace with ourselves.

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Achile Tournier

Achile Tournier

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Military personnel rely too much on strength, and politicians rely too much on skill.

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Arnold J. Toynbee

Arnold J. Toynbee

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The greatest punishment for those who do not take an interest in politics is that they will be governed by people who do.

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Arnold J. Toynbee

Arnold J. Toynbee

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A nation remains strong when it focuses on its real problems, and it begins its decline when it can attend to minor details.

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Arnold J. Toynbee

Arnold J. Toynbee

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Civilizations die by suicide, not by murder.

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George Travelyan

George Travelyan

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Education has managed to make people learn to read, but it is unable to point out what is worth reading.

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Eugenio Trias

Eugenio Trias

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In this life, one must die several times in order to be reborn. And crises, although frightening, serve us to end an era and inaugurate another.

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Eugenio Trias

Eugenio Trias

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Genius turns the exception into the rule.

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Elsa Triolet

Elsa Triolet

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Creating is as difficult as being free.

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Elsa Triolet

Elsa Triolet

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The only function of time is to consume itself: it burns without leaving ashes.

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Elsa Triolet

Elsa Triolet

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Silence is like the wind: it fans the flames of major misunderstandings and extinguishes only the small ones.

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Elsa Triolet

Elsa Triolet

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The reader can be considered the main character of the novel, on equal footing with the author; without them, nothing is accomplished.

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