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Compassion is the basis of morality.


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It is difficult to find happiness within oneself, but it is impossible to find it anywhere else.



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Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see.



A man can be himself only so long as he is alone; and if he does not love solitude, he will not love freedom; for it is only when he is alone that he is really free.

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Man is the only animal who causes pain to others with no other object than wanting to do so.



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Genius and madness have something in common: both live in a world that is different from that which exists for everyone else.



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A pessimist is an optimist in full possession of the facts.



Religions are like fireflies. They require darkness in order to shine.

Religions are like fireflies. They require darkness in order to shine.



Nature shows that with the growth of intelligence comes increased capacity for pain, and it is only with the highest degree of intelligence that suffering reaches its supreme point.

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