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"It is not what he had, or even what he does which expresses the worth of a man, but what he is."
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"Man is the only animal that can remain on friendly terms with the victims he intends to eat until he eats them."

"The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good."

"Many men are contemptuous of riches; few can give them away."

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"The man who insists upon seeing with perfect clearness before he decides, never decides. Accept life, and you must accept regret."

"Common sense is the measure of the possible; it is composed of experience and prevision; it is calculation applied to life."

"Blessed be childhood, which brings down something of heaven into the midst of our rough earthliness."

"Woman is the salvation or the destruction of the family. She carries its destiny in the folds of her mantle."

"Action and faith enslave thought, both of them in order not be troubled or inconvenienced by reflection, criticism, and doubt."

"To know how to suggest is the great art of teaching. To attain it we must be able to guess what will interest; we must learn to read the childish soul as we might a piece of music. Then, by simply changing the key, we keep up the attraction and vary the song."
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