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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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Atheism shows strength of mind, but only to a certain degree.

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Man's greatness lies in his power of thought.

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The heart has its order, the mind has its own, which uses principles and demonstrations. The heart has a different one. We do not prove that we ought ...more

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The infinite distance between the mind & the body is a symbol of the distance that is infinitely more, between the intellect & love, for love is divin...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.