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Quote by George Santayana
It is a revenge the devil sometimes takes upon the virtuous, that

It is a revenge the devil sometimes takes upon the virtuous, that he entraps them by the force of the very passion they have suppressed and think themselves superior to. – George Santayana

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Man is a gregarious animal, and much more so in his mind than in his body. He may like to go alone for a walk, but he hates to stand alone in his opinions. – George Santayana

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Every difficulty slurred over will be a ghost to disturb your repose later on. – Frederic Chopin

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The world more often rewards the appearance of merit than merit itself. – La Rochefoucauld, Maxims, 1665

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Myths and creeds are heroic struggles to comprehend the truth in the world. – Ansel Adams

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The mind is seldom quickened to very vigorous operations but by pain, or the dread of pain. We do not disturb ourselves with the detection of fallacies which do us no harm. – Samuel Johnson

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