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The only fence against the world is a thorough knowledge of it.


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What worries you, masters you.

What worries you, masters you.



Our incomes are like our shoes; if too small, they gall and pinch us; but if too large, they cause us to stumble and to trip.

Our incomes are like our shoes; if too small, they gall and pinch us; but if too large, they cause us to stumble and to trip.



The most precious of all possessions is power over ourselves.

The most precious of all possessions is power over ourselves.



Reading furnishes the mind only with materials of knowledge; it is thinking that makes what we read ours.

Reading furnishes the mind only with materials of knowledge; it is thinking that makes what we read ours.



Wherever Law ends, Tyranny begins.

Wherever Law ends, Tyranny begins.



Education begins the gentleman, but reading, good company, and reflection must finish him.

Education begins the gentleman, but reading, good company, and reflection must finish him.



There is frequently more to be learned from the unexpected questions of a child than the discourses of men.

There is frequently more to be learned from the unexpected questions of a child than the discourses of men.



The end of law is not to abolish or restrain, but to preserve and enlarge freedom. For in all the states of created beings capable of law, where there is no law, there is no freedom.

The end of law is not to abolish or restrain, but to preserve and enlarge freedom. For in all the states of created beings capable of law, where there is no law, there is no freedom.



I have always thought the actions of men the best interpreters of their thoughts.

I have always thought the actions of men the best interpreters of their thoughts.



Revolt is the right of the people

Revolt is the right of the people





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His voice is both low and quiet, and it has this hypnotic rhythm to it. I wonder whether someday he'll give sermons with that voice, whether he'll throw down judgement with that voice.

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My lone desire stands, looking like beauty on a cloud, ripe for my picking, ready for me to ravish and pleasure. Waiting for me to tempt and tease. Satisfy and gratify.

My lone desire stands, looking like beauty on a cloud, ripe for my picking, ready for me to ravish and pleasure. Waiting for me to tempt and tease. Satisfy and gratify.



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This is the hard part about having best friends that I feel no attachment to -- I don't give them any benefit of the doubt. And being best friends is always about the benefit of the doubt.

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Even the idea of a fart makes me laugh. Saying the word 'fart' makes me laugh. I have iFart on my phone. I have remote whoopee cushions. Farts. To me, there's nothing funnier.

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I like people's attitudes more than fashion or beauty or whatever it is.

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If you want to be a true revolutionist, you must first quit chewing gum, because revolution requires high seriousness!

If you want to be a true revolutionist, you must first quit chewing gum, because revolution requires high seriousness!




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