So long as a person is capable of self-renewal they are a living being.

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Man becomes man only by his intelligence, but he is man only by his heart.

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Charm is the quality in others, that makes us more satisfied with ourselves.

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Truth is not only violated by falsehood; it may be equally outraged by silence.

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Action is coarsened thought; thought becomes concrete, obscure, and unconscious.

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Our duty is to be useful, not according to our desires but according to our powers.

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Sacrifice, which is the passion of great souls, has never been the law of societies.

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Destiny has two ways of crushing us - by refusing our wishes and by fulfilling them.

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Pure truth cannot be assimilated by the crowd; it must be communicated by contagion.

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Every life is a profession of faith, and exercises an inevitable and silent influence.

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