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"Adults find pleasure in deceiving a child. They consider it necessary, but they also enjoy it. The children very quickly figure it out and then practice deception themselves."
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"The real beauty of a house is always the happiness inside that house!"

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"Whenever you observe an animal closely, you feel as if a human being sitting inside were making fun of you."

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"The paranoiac is the exact image of the ruler. The only difference is their position in the world. One might even think the paranoiac the more impressive of the two because he is sufficient unto himself and cannot be shaken by failure."

"Justice requires that everyone should have enough to eat. But it also requires that everyone should contribute to the production of food."

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"Whether or not God is dead: it is impossible to keep silent about him who was there for so long."

"Every decision is liberating, even if it leads to disaster. Otherwise, why do so many people walk upright and with open eyes into their misfortune?"
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