“ I know of no great man except those who have rendered great services to the human race. ”
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“ If we do not find anything very pleasant, at least we shall find something new. ”
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“ No problem can withstand the assault of sustained thinking. ”
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“ The husband who decides to surprise his wife is often very much surprised himself. ”
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“ When it comes to money, everyone is of the same religion. ”
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“ It is only through timidity that states are lost. ”
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“ Time, which alone makes the reputation of men, ends by making their defects respectable. ”
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“ By appreciation, we make excellence in others our own property. ”
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“ The best government is a benevolent tyranny tempered by an occasional assassination. ”
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“ The best government is a benevolent tyranny tempered by an occasional assassination. ”
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“ Shun idleness as the rust that attaches itself to the most brilliant metals. ”
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“ All people are equal, it is not birth, it is virtue alone that makes the difference. ”
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“ Faith is believing when it is beyond the power of reason to believe. ”
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“ History is nothing but a pack of tricks that we play upon the dead. ”
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“ What a heavy burden is a name that has become famous too soon. ”
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“ Rest is a good thing, but boredom is its brother. ”
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“ Governments need to have both shepherds and butchers. ”
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“ All kinds are good except the kind that bores you. ”
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“ The secret of being a bore is to tell everything. ”
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“ How I like the boldness of the English, how I like the people who say what they think! ”
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“ In the case of news, we should always wait for the sacrament of confirmation. ”
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“ My prayer to God is a very short one: "O Lord, make my enemies look ridiculous!" God has granted it. ”
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“ The only way to compel men to speak good of us is to do it. ”
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“ We cannot always oblige; but we can always speak obligingly. ”
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“ All kinds are good except the kind that bores you. ”
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