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When people complain of life, it is almost always because they have asked impossible things of it.

~Ernest Renan

Topics: Almost Always Asked Because Complain Impossible Life People Things

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The greatest men of a nation are those it puts to death.

~Ernest Renan

Topics: Death Greatest Men Nation Puts Those

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I can die when I wish to: that is my elixir of life.

~Ernest Renan

Topics: Die Life Wish I Wish I Can

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All the great things of humanity have been accomplished in the name of absolute principles.

~Ernest Renan

Topics: Absolute Accomplished Been Great Great Things Humanity Name Principles Things

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Our opinions become fixed at the point where we stop thinking.

~Ernest Renan

Topics: Become Fixed Opinions Our Point Stop Thinking Where

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Let us remember that sorrow alone is the creator of great things.

~Ernest Renan

Topics: Alone Creator Great Great Things Let Us Remember Sorrow Things Us

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He whom God has touched will always be a being apart: he is, whatever he may do, a stranger among men; he is marked by a sign.

~Ernest Renan

Topics: Always Among Apart Being God He Marked May Men Sign Stranger Touched Whatever Whom Will

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In morals, truth is but little prized when it is a mere sentiment, and only attains its full value when realized in the world as fact.

~Ernest Renan

Topics: Attains Fact Full Little Mere Morals Only Prized Realized Sentiment Truth Truth Is Value World

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You may take great comfort from the fact that suffering inwardly for the sake of truth proves abundantly that one loves it and marks one out as being of the elect.

~Ernest Renan

Topics: Abundant Being Comfort Elect Fact Great Inwardly Loves Marks May Out Proves Sake Suffering Take Truth You

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Blessed are the blind, for they know not enough to ask why.

~Ernest Renan

Topics: Ask Blessed Blind Enough Know Why

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Biography

Nationality: French

Type: Philosopher

Born: February 28th, 1823

Died: October 12th, 1892

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