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Sometimes a fool makes a good suggestion.


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A burlesque word is often a powerful sermon.

A burlesque word is often a powerful sermon.



Whatever we conceive well we express clearly, and words flow with ease. [Fr., Ce que l'on concoit bien s'enonce clairement, Et les mots pour le dire arrivent aisement.]

Whatever we conceive well we express clearly, and words flow with ease. [Fr., Ce que l'on concoit bien s'enonce clairement, Et les mots pour le dire arrivent aisement.]



Of all the animals which fly in the air, walk on the land, or swim in the sea, from Paris to Peru, from Japan to Rome, the most foolish animal in my opinion is man.

Of all the animals which fly in the air, walk on the land, or swim in the sea, from Paris to Peru, from Japan to Rome, the most foolish animal in my opinion is man.



However big the fool, there is always a bigger fool to admire him.

However big the fool, there is always a bigger fool to admire him.



Hasten slowly, and without losing heart, put your work twenty times upon the anvil. [Fr., Hatez-vous lentement; et, sans perdre courage, Vingt fois sur le metier remettez votre ouvrage.]

Hasten slowly, and without losing heart, put your work twenty times upon the anvil. [Fr., Hatez-vous lentement; et, sans perdre courage, Vingt fois sur le metier remettez votre ouvrage.]



Whate'er is well conceived is clearly said, And the words to say it flow with ease.

Whate'er is well conceived is clearly said, And the words to say it flow with ease.



In spite of every sage whom Greece can show, Unerring wisdom never dwelt below; Folly in all of every age we see, The only difference lies in the degree.

In spite of every sage whom Greece can show, Unerring wisdom never dwelt below; Folly in all of every age we see, The only difference lies in the degree.



Often the fear on one evil leads us into a worse.

Often the fear on one evil leads us into a worse.



Whatever we well understand we express clearly, and words flow with ease.

Whatever we well understand we express clearly, and words flow with ease.



The wisest man is generally he who thinks himself the least so.

The wisest man is generally he who thinks himself the least so.





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Pleasure that isn't paid for is as insipid as everything else that's free.

Pleasure that isn't paid for is as insipid as everything else that's free.



You can't be too careful what you tell a child because you never know what he'll take hold of and spend the rest of his life remembering you by.

You can't be too careful what you tell a child because you never know what he'll take hold of and spend the rest of his life remembering you by.



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As long as I loved and served Christ I could be anything I wanted to be.

As long as I loved and served Christ I could be anything I wanted to be.



I'm very interested in why we do good things, or bad things, and where moral judgments come from.

I'm very interested in why we do good things, or bad things, and where moral judgments come from.



My father offered me a dollar for every pound I would lose as a kid. It didn't work. And it doesn't really work in the long run.

My father offered me a dollar for every pound I would lose as a kid. It didn't work. And it doesn't really work in the long run.



When you lose, you're more motivated. When you win, you fail to see your mistakes and probably no one can tell you anything.

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If you subscribe to the notion of God as being separate from you, than you will always be lost, because you can't even trust in your own untrustworthiness.

If you subscribe to the notion of God as being separate from you, than you will always be lost, because you can't even trust in your own untrustworthiness.




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