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Philosophy cannot be taught it is the application of the sciences to truth.

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Alexandre Dumas
Age: 68 †
Born: 1802
Born: July 24
Died: 1870
Died: December 5
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He who has felt the deepest grief is best able to experience supreme happiness.
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No, I slept as I always do when I am bored and have not the courage to amuse myself, or when I am hungry and have not the desire to eat.--The Count of Monte Cristo
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(...) the tree forsakes not the flower: the flower falls from the tree.
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