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It is possible to interpret without observing, but not to observe without interpreting.
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Seeing my malevolent face in the mirror, my benevolent soul shrinks back.
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Reputation runs behind the current state of affairs.
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An omnipotent God is the only being with no reason to lie.
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Language is the friendliest of the things from which we cannot escape.
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Who would not give up wit for power and beauty?
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Cynicism is full of naive disappointments.
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Preserving tradition has become a nice hobby, like stamp collecting.
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I have learned to keep to myself how exceptional I am.
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If success is a habit, it is a hard one to acquire.
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Outside books, we avoid colorful characters.
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Good parties create a temporary youthfulness.
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The aim of literary ambition is to demonstrate one's greatness of soul.
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Sloth, not ill-will, makes me unjust.
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Forgiveness is like faith. You have to keep reviving it.
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Love begins with an image; lust with a sensation.
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Thinking about the universe has now been handed over to specialists. The rest of us merely read about it.
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Humor does not rescue us from unhappiness, but enables us to move back from it a little.
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The discontented believe that their regrets are about the past.
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In the game of love, the losers are more celebrated than the winners.
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