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The secret of being a bore is to tell everything.

The secret of being a bore is to tell everything.

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Man is free at the instant he wants to be.

Man is free at the instant he wants to be.

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The best is the enemy of the good.

The best is the enemy of the good.

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We have a natural right to make use of our pens as of our tongues, at our peril, risk and hazard.

We have a natural right to make use of our pens as of our tongues, at our peril, risk and hazard.

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Appreciation…makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.

Appreciation is a wonderful thing: It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.

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A witty saying proves nothing.

A witty saying proves nothing.

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Now, now my good man, this is no time to be making enemies.

Now, now my good man, this is no time to be making enemies.

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If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him.

If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him.

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Men use thought only as authority for their injustice, and employ speech only to conceal their thoughts.

Men use thought only as authority for their injustice, and employ speech only to conceal their thoughts.

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Indeed, history is nothing more than a tableau of crimes and misfortunes.

Indeed, history is nothing more than a tableau of crimes and misfortunes.

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The superfluous, a very necessary thing.

The superfluous, a very necessary thing.

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Whatever you do, crush the infamous thing, and love those who love you.

Whatever you do, crush the infamous thing, and love those who love you.

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There are truths which are not for all men, nor for all times.

There are truths which are not for all men, nor for all times.

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It is said that God is always on the side of the heaviest battalions.

It is said that God is always on the side of the heaviest battalions.

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Love truth, but pardon error.

Love truth, but pardon error.