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The evil implanted in man by nature spreads so imperceptibly, when the habit of wrong-doing is unchecked, that he himself can set no limit to his shamelessness.

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The first duty of a man is the seeking after and the investigation of truth.

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There is no duty more obligatory than the repayment of kindness.

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To be content with what one has is the greatest and truest of riches.

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To each his own.
(Suum Cuique)

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We do not destroy religion by destroying superstition.

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We must not say every mistake is a foolish one.

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What we call pleasure, and rightly so is the absence of all pain.

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He who desires is always poor.

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There are two modes of establishing our reputation: to be praised by honest men, and to be abused by rogues. It is best, however, to secure the former, because it will invariably be accompanied by the latter.

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