A good novel tells us the truth about its hero, but a bad novel tells us the truth about its author

A good novel tells us the truth about its hero, but a bad novel tells us the truth about its author.

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The way to love anything is to realize that it may be lost.

Education is simply the soul of a society as it passes from one generation to another.

A woman uses her intelligence to find reasons to support her intuition.

The most dangerous criminal now is the entirely lawless modern philosopher. Compared to him, burglars and bigamists are essentially moral men.

To see what is in front of one's nose needs a constant struggle.

The further a society drifts from the truth, the more it will hate those who speak it.

There is only one good, knowledge, and one evil, ignorance.

Good night and sweet dreams, my love!