The natural inclination of a child is to take pleasure in the use of the mind no less than of the body. The child's primary business is learning. It is also the primary entertainment. To retain that orientation into adulthood, so that consciousness is not a burden but a joy, is the mark of the successfully developed human being.
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Veracity is the heart of morality.
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Moral indignation is jealousy with a halo.
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In a free country it is the duty of writers to pay no attention to duty.
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Self-righteousness is a manifestation of self-contempt.
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Instinct is the nose of the mind.
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