In health there is freedom. Health is the first of all liberties.

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You desire to know the art of living, my friend? It is contained in one phrase: make use of suffering.

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There is no respect for others without humility in one's self.

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The test of every religious, political, or educational system is the man that it forms.

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Every man is a priest, even involuntarily; his conduct is an unspoken sermon, which is forever preaching to others.

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Conquering any difficulty always gives one a secret joy, for it means pushing back a boundary-line and adding to one's liberty.

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Civilization is first of all a moral thing. Without truth, respect for duty, love of neighbor, and virtue, everything is destroyed. The morality of a society is alone the basis of civilization.

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Doing easily what others find difficult is talent; doing what is impossible for talent is genius.

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At bottom, everything depends upon the presence or absence of one single element in the soul

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What we do not understand we have no right to judge

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