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We do not know what to do with this short life, yet we want another which will be eternal.

War will disappear only when men shall take no part whatever in violence and shall be ready to suffer every persecution that their abstention will bring them. It is the only way to abolish war.

Wandering re-establishes the original harmony which once existed between man and the universe.

Until one has loved an animal a part of one's soul remains unawakened.

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Soul

To imagine is everything, to know is nothing at all.

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Nothing

To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.

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Dream

Act

There are very honest people who do not think that they have had a bargain unless they have cheated a merchant.

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People

Bargain

Lovers who love truly do not write down their happiness.

The truth is that life is delicious, horrible, charming, frightful, sweet, bitter, and that is everything.

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Life

Truth

The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal bread.

The greatest virtue of man is perhaps curiosity.

The good critic is he who relates the adventures of his soul among masterpieces.

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Soul

The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself a fool.

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Fool

Man

The books that everybody admires are those that nobody reads.

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Books

The average man does not know what to do with this life, yet wants another one which will last forever.