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Do not make passion an argument for truth! - O you good-natured and even noble enthusiasts, I know y...

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Friedrich NietzscheDaybreak: Thoughts on the Prejudices of Morality

Now there was no sign of any foul weather, but when one wishes to do a thing . . . one finds no lack...

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Howard PyleThe Merry Adventures of Robin Hood

Nothing is so difficult as not deceiving oneself.

The greater the artist, the greater the doubt. Perfect confidence is granted to the less talented as...

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Middle-aged people can balance between believing in God and breaking all the commandments without di...

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I thought these grapes were ripe, but I see now they are quite sour.

Politics is so difficult, it's generally only people who aren't quite up to the task who feel convin...

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A veteran, calm and assured, he pauses for a well-measured moment in the doorway of the office and t...

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