Each player must accept the cards life deals him or her: but once they are in hand, he or she alone must decide how to play the cards in order to win the game.

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Tyrants have always some slight shade of virtue; they support the laws before destroying them.

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It is difficult to free fools from the chains they revere.

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The more a man knows, the less he talks.

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It is dangerous to be right in matters where established men are wrong.

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The only way to comprehend what mathematicians mean by Infinity is to contemplate the extent of human stupidity.

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The mirror is a worthless invention. The only way to truly see yourself is in the reflection of someone else's eyes.

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The art of medicine consists in amusing the patient while nature cures the disease.

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Dare to think for yourself.

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In general, the art of government consists of taking as much money as possible from one class of citizens to give to another.

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