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The cause of justice is the cause of humanity. Its advocates shoul

The cause of justice is the cause of humanity. Its advocates should overflow with universal good will. We should love this cause, for it conduces to the general happiness of mankind. – William Godwin

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As the true object of education is not to render the pupil the mere copy of his preceptor, it is rather to be rejoiced in, than lamented, that various reading should lead him into new trains of thinking. – William Godwin

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My thoughts will be taken up with the future or the past, with what is to come or what has been. Of the present there is necessarily no image. – William Godwin

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Learning is the ally, not the adversary of genius… he who reads in a proper spirit, can scarcely read too much. – William Godwin

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The sound of laughter is like the vaulted dome of a temple of happiness. – Milan Kundera

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A comfortable house is a great source of happiness. It ranks immediately after health and a good conscience. – Sydney Smith

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