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Thought and Reason
Conscience is the voice of the soul; the passions of the body.3.7 · 18 votes · 70 reads
Thought and Reason
Falsehood has an infinity of combinations, but truth has only one mode of being.4.7 · 47 votes · 32 reads
Government and Politics
Good laws lead to the making of better ones; bad ones bring about worse.4.1 · 56 votes · 48 reads
Virtues
Gratitude is a duty which ought to be paid, but which none have a right to expect.4.0 · 57 votes · 53 reads
Feelings
I have always said and felt that true enjoyment can not be described.3.5 · 62 votes · 157 reads
Society
It is too difficult to think nobly when one thinks only of earning a living.3.0 · 9 votes · 171 reads
Thought and Reason
Nature never deceives us; it is we who deceive ourselves.3.4 · 49 votes · 199 reads
Virtues
Our will is always for our own good, but we do not always see what that is.4.8 · 49 votes · 99 reads
Thought and Reason
People who know little are usually great talkers, while men who know much say little.3.9 · 27 votes · 43 reads
Feelings
Remorse sleeps during prosperity but awakes bitter consciousness during adversity.4.0 · 49 votes · 152 reads
Thought and Reason
Take from the philosopher the pleasure of being heard and his desire for knowledge ceases.4.5 · 24 votes · 9 reads
Science and Technology
Temperance and labor are the two real physicians of man.4.4 · 33 votes · 145 reads
Government and Politics
The body politic, as well as the human body, begins to die as soon as it is born, and carries itself the causes of its destruction.3.2 · 64 votes · 113 reads
Government and Politics
The English people believes itself to be free; it is gravely mistaken; it is free only during election of members of parliament; as soon as the members are elected, the people is enslaved; it is nothing. In the brief moment of its freedom, the English peo3.5 · 35 votes · 28 reads
Virtues
The person who is slowest in making a promise is most faithful in its performance.4.8 · 11 votes · 43 reads
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