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Charles de Secondat

"But constant experience shows us that every man invested with power is apt to abuse it, and to carry his authority as far as it will go."

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"But constant experience shows us that every man invested with power is apt to abuse it, and to carry his authority as far as it will go."

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"Reality spilled out into the alley like water from an overfilled bowl - as sound, as smell, as image, as plea, as response."

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"I do have to travel a lot for speaking engagements."

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"All growth is a leap in the dark, a spontaneous unpremeditated act without benefit of experience."

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"Experience, as a desire for experience, does not come off. We must not study ourselves while having an experience."

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"Is there anyone so wise as to learn by the experience of others?"

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"All theory is against freedom of the will; all experience for it."

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"Skill is the unified force of experience, intellect and passion in their operation."

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"Observing and commenting, it is a piece of cake.Experiencing and sharing, that is a piece of work."

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"I grew up like a neglected weed - ignorant of liberty, having no experience of it."

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