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drinking world body
The heaviest object in the world is the body of the woman you have ceased to love.
truth peculiar conviction
When we are convinced of some great truths, and feel our convictions keenly, we must not fear to express it, although others have said it before us. Every thought is new when an author expresses it in a manner peculiar to himself.
philosophy philosopher sincerity
Clearness marks the sincerity of philosophers.
ignorance men natural-talent
Superficial knowledge ... is hurtful to those who possess true genius; for it necessarily draws them away from their main object, wastes their industry over details and subjects foreign to their needs and natural talent, and lastly does not serve, as they flatter themselves, to prove the breadth of their mind. In all ages there have been men of very moderate intelligence who knew much, and so on the contrary, men of the highest intelligence who knew very little. Ignorance is not lack of intelligence, nor knowledge a proof of genius.
appreciation people littles
If people did not compliment one another there would be little society.
men luxury giving
You can purchase the mind of Pascal for a crown. Pleasures even cheaper are sold to those who give themselves up to them. It is only luxuries and objects of caprice that are rare and difficult to obtain; unfortunately they are the only things that touch the curiosity and taste of ordinary men.
success simplicity weak
When a thought is too weak to be expressed simply, it should be rejected.
inspirational fear men
There is nothing that fear and hope does not permit men to do.
opportunity evil design
We have neither the strength nor the opportunity to accomplish all the good and all the evil which we design.
happiness fruit pleasure
The fruit derived from labor is the sweetest of pleasures.
sick vices virtue
When we are sick our virtues and our vices are in abeyance.
men knows judged
Men are not to be judged by what they do not know, but by what they know, and by the manner in which they know it.
thinking people fool
The fool is like those people who think themselves rich with little.
teaching men weak-man
Great men in teaching weak men to reflect have set them on the road to error.