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Most men are in a coma when they are at rest and mad when they act.
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There is nothing to fear from gods, There is nothing to feel in death, Good can be attained, Evil can be endured.
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I never desired to please the rabble. What pleased them, I did not learn and what I knew was far removed from their understanding.
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