Life

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A woman's whole life is a history of the affections.

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The arrogance of age must submit to be taught by youth.

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These men moved the world, and so can we all. Few will have the greatness to bend history; but each of us can work to change a small portion of the events, and in the total of all these acts will be written the history of this generation.

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All government — indeed, every human benefit and enjoyment, every virtue and every prudent act — is founded on compromise and barter.

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Day by day (...) Don't take this life too much or too little seriously.

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Gratitude is a debt which usually goes on accumulating like blackmail; the more you pay, the more is exacted.

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The thieves of private property pass their life in jail and in chains, those of public property in riches and honours.

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We must make of our own life like an art work is made. The life of an intellect man must a work of his. The true superiority is all here.

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We do not know what we want and yet we are responsible for what we are: that is the fact.

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This was life: a sourly sip.