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An idea is a putting truth in check-mate.


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The type of human being we prefer reveals the contours of our heart.



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Life is a series of collisions with the future.

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An 'unemployed' existence is a worse negation of life than death itself.



To wonder is to begin to understand.

To wonder is to begin to understand.



We distinguish the excellent man from the common man by saying that the former is the one who makes great demands on himself, and the latter who makes no demands on himself.

We distinguish the excellent man from the common man by saying that the former is the one who makes great demands on himself, and the latter who makes no demands on himself.





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