"Kant thought things, not because they were true, but because he was Kant."

Humor, Philosophy, Thought, Irony, Truth

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"Kant thought things, not because they were true, but because he was Kant."

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"Often the best way to overcome desire is to satisfy it."

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"He had not even the self-complacency that enables stupid people to accept their mediocrity with unction, he had on the contrary an engaging modesty."

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"The ideal has many names and beauty is but one of them."

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"Act so that every action of yours should be capable of becoming an universal rule of action for all men."

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"I do not believe that I am a vindictive man, but when the immortal gods take a hand in the matter it is pardonable to observe the results with complacency."

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"Money is like a sixth sense without which you cannot make a complete use of the other five."

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"Was it necessary to tell me that you wanted nothing in the world but me?'The corners of his mouth drooped peevishly.Oh, my dear, it's rather hard to take quite literally the things a man says when he's in love with you.'Didn't you mean them?'At the moment."

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"The ability to quote is a serviceable substitute for wit."

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"It was like making a blunder at a party; there was nothing to do about it, it was dreadfully mortifying, but it showed a lack of sense to ascribe too much importance to it."

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"How silly men were! Their part in procreation was so unimportant; it was the woman who carried the child through long months of uneasiness and bore it with pain, and yet a man because of his momentary connection made such preposterous claims. Why should that make any difference to him in his feelings towards the child?"

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