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There is a false love that will make you something you are not.

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Blushing is the color of virtue.
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No man is hurt but by himself. ...Literally by how he interprets what happens to him. If he focusses on how it could have been better, he will be hurt. If he focusses on how it could have been worse, he will be happy. The same is true for women too.
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Fools! You think of god as a sentient being. God is the word used to represent a force. This force created nothing, it just helps things along. It does not answer prayers, although it may make you think of a way to solve a problem. It has the power to influence you, but not decide for you.
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It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours.
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Why not whip the teacher when the pupil misbehaves?
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Aristotle dines when it seems good to King Philip, but Diogenes when he himself pleases.
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When the slave auctioneer asked in what he was proficient, he replied, In ruling people.
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Other dogs bite only their enemies, whereas I bite also my friends in order to save them.
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