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The contemplative life is often miserable. One must act more, thin

The contemplative life is often miserable. One must act more, think less, and not watch oneself live. – Nicolas Chamfort

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Love is more pleasant than marriage for the same reason that novels are more amusing than history. – Nicolas Chamfort

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History
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Change of fashion is the tax levied by the industry of the poor on the vanity of the rich. – Nicolas Chamfort

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Change
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It must be admitted that there are some parts of the soul which we must entirely paralyze before we can live happily in this world. – Nicolas Chamfort

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In order to find yourself you need to get lost in the forest of life. – Mike Dolan, @HawaiianLife

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Yes, I worry that somebody will discover the truth about me — and not tell me what it is. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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You will never come up against a greater adversary than your own potential, my young friend. – Michael Piller and Michael Wagner, Star Trek: The Next Generation, “Evolution,”

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God hides things by putting them all around us. – Author Unknown

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