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"A man should be upright, not be kept upright."
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Personal Development

"In order that all men may be taught to speak the truth, it is necessary that all likewise should learn to hear it."
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"Let no such man be trusted."
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"We must conceive of this whole universe as one commonwealth of which both gods and men are members."
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"Opposition may become sweet to a man when he has christened it persecution."
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"There are but very few men clever enough to know all the mischief they do."
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"Live as brave men; and if fortune is adverse, front its blows with brave hearts."
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"A little skill in antiquity inclines a man to Popery."
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"If a man has nothing to eat, fasting is the most intelligent thing he can do."
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"Great men are like eagles, and build their nest on some lofty solitude."
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"In the matter of furnishing, I find a certain absence of ugliness far worse than ugliness."
Absence

"January, month of empty pockets! let us endure this evil month, anxious as a theatrical producer's forehead."
Evil

"There is no need to waste pity on young girls who are having their moments of disillusionment, for in another moment they will recover their illusion."
Illusion

"Writing only leads to more writing."
Writing

"Sit down and put down everything that comes into your head and then you're a writer. But an author is one who can judge his own stuff's worth, without pity, and destroy most of it."
Writer

"The woman who thinks she is intelligent demands equal rights with men. A woman who is intelligent does not."
Man

"To a poet, silence is an acceptable response, even a flattering one."
Silence

"A woman who thinks she is intelligent demands the same rights as man. An intelligent woman gives up."
Rights

"What a wonderful life I've had! I only wish I'd realized it sooner."
Life

"On this narrow planet, we have only the choice between two unknown worlds. One of them tempts us - ah! what a dream, to live in that! - the other stifles us at the first breath."
Dream
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