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When a work lifts your spirits and inspires bold and noble thoughts in you, do not look for any other standard to judge by: the work is good, the product of a master craftsman.

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The first day one is a guest, the second a burden, and the third a pest.

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It's motive alone which gives character to the actions of men.

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Avoid lawsuits beyond all things; they pervert your conscience, impair your health, and dissipate your property.

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When a book raises your spirit, and inspires you with noble and manly thoughts, seek for no other test of its excellence. It is good, and made by a good workman.

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I would not like to see a person who is sober, moderate, chaste and just say that there is no God. They would speak disinterestedly at least, but such a person is not to be found.

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At the beginning and at the end of love, the two lovers are embarrassed to find themselves alone.

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There is no road too long to the man who advances deliberately and without undue haste; there are no honors too distant to the man who prepares himself for them with patience.

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Even the best intentioned of great men need a few scoundrels around them; there are some things you cannot ask an honest man to do.

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Between good sense and good taste there lies the difference between a cause and its effect.

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Biography

Nationality: French

Type: Philosopher

Born: Unknown

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