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Small: Life begets life. Energy creates energy. It is by spending oneself that one becomes rich
Sarah Bernhardt
"Life begets life. Energy creates energy. It is by spending oneself that one becomes rich"
Sarah Bernhardt, Actress
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Small: The direction of the mind is more important than its progress
"The direction of the mind is more important than its progress"
Joseph Joubert, Writer
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Small: A work of art which did not begin in emotion is not art
"A work of art which did not begin in emotion is not art"
Paul Cezanne, Artist
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Small: Life leaps like a geyser for those who drill through the rock of inertia
Alexis Carrel
"Life leaps like a geyser for those who drill through the rock of inertia"
Alexis Carrel, Scientist
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Small: Genius is the recovery of childhood at will
"Genius is the recovery of childhood at will"
Arthur Rimbaud, Poet
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Small: The American Republic will endure until the day Congress discovers that it can bribe the public with the publi
"The American Republic will endure until the day Congress discovers that it can bribe the public with the public's money"
Alexis de Tocqueville, Historian
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Small: A beautiful sunset that was mistaken for a dawn
"A beautiful sunset that was mistaken for a dawn"
Claude Debussy, Composer
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Small: Every soul is a melody which needs renewing
"Every soul is a melody which needs renewing"
Stephane Mallarme, Poet
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Small: Nothing makes me so happy as to observe nature and to paint what I see
"Nothing makes me so happy as to observe nature and to paint what I see"
Henri Rousseau, Artist
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Small: The spirit of revolution, the spirit of insurrection, is a spirit radically opposed to liberty
"The spirit of revolution, the spirit of insurrection, is a spirit radically opposed to liberty"
Francois Guizot, Historian
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Small: The strategic adversary is fascism... the fascism in us all, in our heads and in our everyday behavior, the fa
"The strategic adversary is fascism... the fascism in us all, in our heads and in our everyday behavior, the fascism that causes us to love power, to desire the very thing that dominates and exploits us"
Michel Foucault, Historian
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Small: Mass media provides the essential link between the individual and the demands of the technological society
"Mass media provides the essential link between the individual and the demands of the technological society"
Jacques Ellul, Philosopher
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Small: Behind every successful man stands a surprised mother-in-law
Voltaire
"Behind every successful man stands a surprised mother-in-law"
Voltaire, Writer
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Small: When it is a question of money, everybody is of the same religion
Voltaire
"When it is a question of money, everybody is of the same religion"
Voltaire, Writer
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Small: Prejudices are what fools use for reason
Voltaire
"Prejudices are what fools use for reason"
Voltaire, Writer
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Small: It is forbidden to kill therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the soun
Voltaire
"It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets"
Voltaire, Writer
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Small: Is there anyone so wise as to learn by the experience of others?
Voltaire
"Is there anyone so wise as to learn by the experience of others?"
Voltaire, Writer
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Small: I do not agree with what you have to say, but Ill defend to the death your right to say it
Voltaire
"I do not agree with what you have to say, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it"
Voltaire, Writer
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Small: Every one goes astray, but the least imprudent are they who repent the soonest
Voltaire
"Every one goes astray, but the least imprudent are they who repent the soonest"
Voltaire, Writer
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Small: Life is the flower for which love is the honey
Victor Hugo
"Life is the flower for which love is the honey"
Victor Hugo, Author
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Small: A faith is a necessity to a man. Woe to him who believes in nothing
Victor Hugo
"A faith is a necessity to a man. Woe to him who believes in nothing"
Victor Hugo, Author
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Small: Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent
Victor Hugo
"Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent"
Victor Hugo, Author
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Small: It is the end. But of what? The end of France? No. The end of kings? Yes
Victor Hugo
"It is the end. But of what? The end of France? No. The end of kings? Yes"
Victor Hugo, Author
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Small: Initiative is doing the right thing without being told
Victor Hugo
"Initiative is doing the right thing without being told"
Victor Hugo, Author
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Small: Virtue has a veil, vice a mask
Victor Hugo
"Virtue has a veil, vice a mask"
Victor Hugo, Author
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Small: Try as you will, you cannot annihilate that eternal relic of the human heart, love
Victor Hugo
"Try as you will, you cannot annihilate that eternal relic of the human heart, love"
Victor Hugo, Author
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Small: Men are moved by two levers only: fear and self interest
Napoleon Bonaparte
"Men are moved by two levers only: fear and self interest"
Napoleon Bonaparte, Leader
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Small: Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake
Napoleon Bonaparte
"Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake"
Napoleon Bonaparte, Leader
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Small: A man cannot become an atheist merely by wishing it
Napoleon Bonaparte
"A man cannot become an atheist merely by wishing it"
Napoleon Bonaparte, Leader
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Small: A leader is a dealer in hope
Napoleon Bonaparte
"A leader is a dealer in hope"
Napoleon Bonaparte, Leader
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Small: The truest wisdom is a resolute determination
Napoleon Bonaparte
"The truest wisdom is a resolute determination"
Napoleon Bonaparte, Leader
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Small: The army is the true nobility of our country
Napoleon Bonaparte
"The army is the true nobility of our country"
Napoleon Bonaparte, Leader
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Small: Blessed are the hearts that can bend they shall never be broken
Albert Camus
"Blessed are the hearts that can bend; they shall never be broken"
Albert Camus, Philosopher
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Small: Those who lack the courage will always find a philosophy to justify it
Albert Camus
"Those who lack the courage will always find a philosophy to justify it"
Albert Camus, Philosopher
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Small: Men are never really willing to die except for the sake of freedom: therefore they do not believe in dying com
Albert Camus
"Men are never really willing to die except for the sake of freedom: therefore they do not believe in dying completely"
Albert Camus, Philosopher
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Small: If you are lonely when youre alone, you are in bad company
Jean-Paul Sartre
"If you are lonely when you're alone, you are in bad company"
Jean-Paul Sartre, Philosopher
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Small: All human actions are equivalent and all are on principle doomed to failure
Jean-Paul Sartre
"All human actions are equivalent and all are on principle doomed to failure"
Jean-Paul Sartre, Philosopher
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Small: Acting is happy agony
Jean-Paul Sartre
"Acting is happy agony"
Jean-Paul Sartre, Philosopher
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Small: Evil is the product of the ability of humans to make abstract that which is concrete
Jean-Paul Sartre
"Evil is the product of the ability of humans to make abstract that which is concrete"
Jean-Paul Sartre, Philosopher
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Small: Every existing thing is born without reason, prolongs itself out of weakness, and dies by chance
Jean-Paul Sartre
"Every existing thing is born without reason, prolongs itself out of weakness, and dies by chance"
Jean-Paul Sartre, Philosopher
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