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Thus so wretched is man that he would weary even without any cause for weariness... and so frivolous is he that, though full of a thousand reasons for...more

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Our intellect holds the same position in the world of thought as our body occupies in the expanse of nature.

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Knowlege of God without knowledge of man's wretchedness leads to pride. Knowledge of man's wretchedness without knowledge of God leads to despair. Kno...more

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The last thing one knows when writing a book is what to put first.

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Man is but a reed, the weakest in nature, but he is a thinking reed.

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Can anything be stupider than that a man has the right to kill me because he lives on the other side of a river and his ruler has a quarrel with mine,...more

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The strength of a man's virtue should not be measured by his special exertions, but by his habitual acts.

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The knowledge of God without that of man's misery causes pride. The knowledge of man's misery without that of God causes despair. The knowledge of Jes...more

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If we do not know ourselves to be full of pride, ambition, lust, weakness, misery, and injustice, we are indeed blind. And if, knowing this, we do not...more

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Eloquence is painted thought, and thus those who, after having painted it, add somewhat more, make a picture, not a portrait.