Youth is the time to study wisdom; old age is the time to practice it.
Jean-Baptiste Rousseau
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The right of conquest has no foundation other than the right of the strongest.
The man who has lived the longest is not he who has spent the greatest number of years, but he who has had the greatest sensibility of life.
Every artist loves applause. The praise of his contemporaries is the most valuable part of his recompense.
To reign by opinion, begin by trampling it under your feet.
The Catholic must adopt the decision handed down to him; the Protestant must learn to decide for himself.
Readiness of speech is often inability to hold the tongue.
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