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Without the utopians of other times, men would still live in caves, miserable and naked;...utopia is the principle of all read more
Without the utopians of other times, men would still live in caves, miserable and naked;...utopia is the principle of all progress, adn the essay into a better world.
To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.
To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.
That man is prudent who neither hopes nor fears anything from the uncertain events of the future.
That man is prudent who neither hopes nor fears anything from the uncertain events of the future.
The finest words in the world are only vain sounds, if you cannot comprehend them.
The finest words in the world are only vain sounds, if you cannot comprehend them.
It is human nature to think wisely and to act in an absurd fashion.
It is human nature to think wisely and to act in an absurd fashion.
Nothing spoils a confession like repentance.
Nothing spoils a confession like repentance.
If it were absolutely necessary to choose, I would rather be guilty of an immoral act than of a cruel read more
If it were absolutely necessary to choose, I would rather be guilty of an immoral act than of a cruel one.
Irony is the gaiety of reflection and the joy of wisdom.
Irony is the gaiety of reflection and the joy of wisdom.
A person is never happy except at the price of some ignorance.
A person is never happy except at the price of some ignorance.
Man is so made that he can only find relaxation from one kind of labour by taking up another.
Man is so made that he can only find relaxation from one kind of labour by taking up another.
