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Society knows perfectly well how to kill a man and has methods more subtle than death


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It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.

It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.



It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for something you are not.

It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for something you are not.



One doesn't discover new lands without consenting to lose sight, for a very long time, of the shore.

One doesn't discover new lands without consenting to lose sight, for a very long time, of the shore.



A straight path never leads anywhere except to the objective.

A straight path never leads anywhere except to the objective.



Everything has been said before, but since nobody listens we have to keep going back and beginning all over again.

Everything has been said before, but since nobody listens we have to keep going back and beginning all over again.



We should enjoy this summer, flower by flower, as if it were to be the last one we’ll see.

We should enjoy this summer, flower by flower, as if it were to be the last one we’ll see.



Art is a collaboration between God and the artist, and the less the artist does the better.

Art is a collaboration between God and the artist, and the less the artist does the better.



Complete possession is proved only by giving. All you are unable to give possesses you.

Complete possession is proved only by giving. All you are unable to give possesses you.



The thing I am most aware of is my limits. And this is natural; for I never, or almost never, occupy the middle of my cage; my whole being surges toward the bars.

The thing I am most aware of is my limits. And this is natural; for I never, or almost never, occupy the middle of my cage; my whole being surges toward the bars.



True intelligence very readily conceives of an intelligence superior to its own; and this is why truly intelligent men are modest.

True intelligence very readily conceives of an intelligence superior to its own; and this is why truly intelligent men are modest.





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The whole room said, "Admire without touching anything and then get out.



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Calling it as you see it, should include yourself as well.



Surprises are one of the secrets of a good relationship. Find someone who, out of the blue, will grab you, and a blanket, take you to a secluded spot and canoodle as the sun rises...

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If we subject religious claims to a lesser degree of scrutiny, we should not be surprised if religious people subject us to a greater degree of servitude.

If we subject religious claims to a lesser degree of scrutiny, we should not be surprised if religious people subject us to a greater degree of servitude.



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But courage, child: we are all between the paws of the true Aslan.



I think the measure of your success to a certain extent will be the amount of things written about you that aren't true.

I think the measure of your success to a certain extent will be the amount of things written about you that aren't true.



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Those who know their unworthiness seize grace as a hungry man seizes bread: the self-righteous resent grace.

Those who know their unworthiness seize grace as a hungry man seizes bread: the self-righteous resent grace.




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