The souls of emperors and cobblers are cast in the same mold. The same reason that makes us wrangle with a neighbor creates a war betwixt princes.

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Obsession is the wellspring of genius and madness.

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I do not care so much what I am to others as I care what I am to myself.

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Mots clés inspirational confidence pride

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If you press me to say why I loved him, I can say no more than because he was he, and I was I.

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Mots clés love

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There is indeed a certain sense of gratification when we do a good deed that gives us inward satisfaction, and a generous pride that accompanies a good conscience…These testimonies of a good conscience are pleasant; and such a natural pleasure is very beneficial to us; it is the only payment that can never fail. “On Repentance

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Mots clés happiness service

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Natural inclinations are assisted and reinforced by education, but they are hardly ever altered or overcome.

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All is a-swarm with commentaries: of authors there is a dearth.

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Mots clés writing skills authorship loquacity

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I had rather complain of ill-fortune than be ashamed of victory.

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Parce que c'était lui, parce que c'était moi.

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I am afraid that our eyes are bigger than our stomachs, and that we have more curiosity than understanding. We grasp at everything, but catch nothing except wind.

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Mots clés curiosity understanding insight greed

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