“ Happiness is not the absence of problems, but the ability to deal with them. ”
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“ In the state of nature, indeed, all men are born equal, but they cannot continue in this equality. Society makes them lose it, and they recover it only by the protection of the laws. ”
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“ In the state of nature...all men are born equal, but they cannot continue in this equality. Society makes them lose it, and they recover it only by the protection of the law. ”
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“ An author is a fool who, not content with boring those he lives with, insists on boring future generations. ”
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“ Happiness is not the absence of problems, but the ability to deal with them. ”
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“ This is how I define talent; it is a gift that God has given us in secret, which we reveal without knowing it. ”
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“ In the state of nature…all men are born equal, but they cannot continue in this equality. Society makes them lose it, and they recover it only by the protection of the law. ”
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“ Friendship is an arrangement by which we undertake to exchange small favors for big ones. ”
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“ If triangles made a god, they would give him three sides. ”
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“ To become truly great, one has to stand with people, not above them. ”
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“ To become truly great, one has to stand with people, not above them. ”
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“ An author is a fool who, not content with boring those he lives with, insists on boring future generations. ”
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“ False happiness renders men stern and proud, and that happiness is never communicated. True happiness renders them kind and sensible, and that happiness is always shared. ”
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“ The tyranny of a prince in an oligarchy is not so dangerous to the public welfare as the apathy of a citizen in a democracy. ”
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“ Society is the union of men and not the men themselves. ”
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“ Talent is a gift which God has given us secretly, and which we reveal without perceiving it. ”
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“ Success in the majority of circumstances depends on knowing how long it takes to succeed. ”
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“ Success in the majority of circumstances depends on knowing how long it takes to succeed. ”
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“ Happiness is not the absence of problems, but the ability to deal with them. ”
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“ If we only wanted to be happy it would be easy; but we want to be happier than other people, which is almost always difficult, since we think them happier than they are. ”
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“ Countries are well cultivated, not as they are fertile, but as they are free. ”
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