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All the great things of humanity have been accomplished in the name of absolute principles.


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Our opinions become fixed at the point where we stop thinking.

Our opinions become fixed at the point where we stop thinking.



I can die when I wish to: that is my elixir of life.

I can die when I wish to: that is my elixir of life.



Muslims are the first victims of Islam. To liberate a Muslim from his religion is the best service that one can render him!

Muslims are the first victims of Islam. To liberate a Muslim from his religion is the best service that one can render him!



Man makes holy what he believes as he makes beautiful what he loves.

Man makes holy what he believes as he makes beautiful what he loves.



Forgetfulness, and I would even say historical error, are essential in the creation of a nation.

Forgetfulness, and I would even say historical error, are essential in the creation of a nation.



A nation is a body of people who have done great things together.

A nation is a body of people who have done great things together.



Good humor is a philosophic state of mind; it seems to say to nature that we take her no more seriously than she takes us.

Good humor is a philosophic state of mind; it seems to say to nature that we take her no more seriously than she takes us.



To have common glories in the past, a common will in the present; to have done great things together, to will to do the like again, — such are the essential conditions for the making of a people.

To have common glories in the past, a common will in the present; to have done great things together, to will to do the like again, — such are the essential conditions for the making of a people.



No idea can succeed except at the expense of sacrifice; no one ever escapes without enduring strain from the struggle of life.

No idea can succeed except at the expense of sacrifice; no one ever escapes without enduring strain from the struggle of life.



To be able to think freely, a man must be certain that no consequence will follow whatever he writes.

To be able to think freely, a man must be certain that no consequence will follow whatever he writes.





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But women- this I will never understand- they are touched by the oddest things

But women- this I will never understand- they are touched by the oddest things



The narrator refers to a character as "an oily scoundrel whose hands were heavy with the money that stuck to them.

The narrator refers to a character as "an oily scoundrel whose hands were heavy with the money that stuck to them.



Winter is nature's way of saying, "Up yours.

Winter is nature's way of saying, "Up yours.



What is the life of a Christian but a life of prayer!

What is the life of a Christian but a life of prayer!



When both of you are beautiful, neither of you is beautiful. Together, as a couple, you're less than the sum of your parts.

When both of you are beautiful, neither of you is beautiful. Together, as a couple, you're less than the sum of your parts.



All I could think about was him, and how much I wanted this, and how incredibly lucky I was to get it, and how tight I was going to hold onto it.

All I could think about was him, and how much I wanted this, and how incredibly lucky I was to get it, and how tight I was going to hold onto it.



Do you even know who the enemy is?" "I think... it's me".

Do you even know who the enemy is?" "I think... it's me".



The collective income of all these people - the bottom half - is less than three percent of global household income, and so there is a grotesque maldistribution of income and wealth.

The collective income of all these people - the bottom half - is less than three percent of global household income, and so there is a grotesque maldistribution of income and wealth.



Color in a picture is like enthusiasm in life.

Color in a picture is like enthusiasm in life.




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