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Nature has always had more force than education.

How pleasant it is for a father to sit at his child's board. It is like an aged man reclining under the shadow of an oak which he has planted.

History should be written as philosophy.

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History

Philosophy

History is only the register of crimes and misfortunes.

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History

He who has not the spirit of this age, has all the misery of it.

He was a great patriot, a humanitarian, a loyal friend; provided, of course, he really is dead.

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Friend

He shines in the second rank, who is eclipsed in the first.

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First

Rank

Is there anyone so wise as to learn by the experience of others?

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Experience

He is a hard man who is only just, and a sad one who is only wise.

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Man

I hate women because they always know where things are.

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Women

Hate

God is not on the side of the big battalions, but on the side of those who shoot best.

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God

God is a comedian, playing to an audience too afraid to laugh.

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God

God gave us the gift of life; it is up to us to give ourselves the gift of living well.

Friendship is the marriage of the soul, and this marriage is liable to divorce.

What a heavy burden is a name that has become too famous.