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Society exists for the benefit of its members, not the members for the benefit of society.

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Who indeed, after pulling off the coloured glasses of prejudice and thrusting out of sight his pet projects, can help seeing the folly of these endeavours to protect men against themselves? A sad population of imbeciles would our schemers fill the world with, could their plans last.

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Love is life's end, but never ending. Love is life's wealth, never spent, but ever spending. Love's life's reward, rewarded in rewarding.

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Divine right of kings means the divine right of anyone who can get uppermost.

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Be bold, be bold, and everywhere be bold.

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A jury is composed of twelve men of average ignorance.

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Science is organized knowledge.

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We all decry prejudice, yet are all prejudiced.

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Marriage: a ceremony in which rings are put on the finger of the lady and through the nose of the gentleman.

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Those who have never entered upon scientific pursuits know not a tithe of the poetry by which they are surrounded.

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Philosopher

Born: April 27th, 1820

Died: December 8th, 1903

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