My pessimism extends to the point of even suspecting the sincerity of other pessimists.

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One must either take an interest in the human situation or else parade before the void.

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It is sometimes important for science to know how to forget the things she is surest of.

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We must watch over our modesty in the presence of those who cannot understand its grounds.

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Far too often the choices reality proposes are such as to take away one's taste for choosing.

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One must credit an hypothesis with all that has had to be discovered in order to demolish it.

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I should have no use for a paradise in which I should be deprived of the right to prefer hell.

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It may offend us to hear our own thoughts expressed by others: we are not sure enough of their souls.

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Kill one man and you are a murderer. Kill millions and you are a conqueror. Kill all and you are a God.

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A married couple are well suited when both partners usually feel the need for a quarrel at the same time.

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