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He who does not bellow the truth when he knows the truth makes himself the accomplice of liars and forgers.

~Charles Peguy

Topics: Accomplice Does He Himself Knows Liars Makes Truth Who

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Love is rarer than genius itself. And friendship is rarer than love.

~Charles Peguy

Topics: Friendship Genius Itself Love Love Is Rarer Than

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Freedom is a system based on courage.

~Charles Peguy

Topics: Based Courage Freedom System

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A word is not the same with one writer as with another. One tears it from his guts. The other pulls it out of his overcoat pocket.

~Charles Peguy

Topics: Another Guts His Other Out Pocket Same Tears Word Writer

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We must always tell what we see. Above all, and this is more difficult, we must always see what we see.

~Charles Peguy

Topics: Above Always Difficult More Must See Tell

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Tyranny is always better organized than freedom.

~Charles Peguy

Topics: Always Better Freedom Organized Than Tyranny

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Short of genius a rich man cannot even imagine poverty.

~Charles Peguy

Topics: Cannot Even Genius Imagine Man Poverty Rich Rich Man Short

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Any father whose son raises his hand against him is guilty of having produced a son who raised his hand against him.

~Charles Peguy

Topics: Against Any Father Guilty Hand Having Him His Produced Raised Raises Son Who Whose

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Homer is new this morning, and perhaps nothing is as old as today's newspaper.

~Charles Peguy

Topics: Homer Morning New Newspaper Nothing Old Perhaps Today

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Biography

Nationality: French

Type: Philosopher

Born: January 7th, 1873

Died: September 4th, 1914

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