A man can be himself only so long as he is alone; and if he does not love solitude, he will not love freedom; for it is only when he is alone that he is really free.

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The Universe is a dream dreamed by a single dreamer where all the dream characters dream too.

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A high degree of intellect tends to make a man unsocial.

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All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.

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The safest way of not being very miserable is not to expect to be very happy.

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A pessimist is an optimist in full possession of the facts.

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What people commonly call fate is mostly their own stupidity

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The shortness of life, so often lamented, may be the best thing about it.

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Wealth is like sea-water; the more we drink, the thirstier we become; and the same is true of fame.

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The majority of men... are not capable of thinking, but only of believing, and... are not accessible to reason, but only to authority.

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