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4.1 · 29 votes · 105 reads
Art and Culture
I have often seen an actor laugh off the stage, but I don't remember ever having seen one weep.4.2 · 17 votes · 14 reads
Thought and Reason
It is said that desire is a product of the will, but the converse is in fact true: will is a product of desire.4.7 · 60 votes · 8 reads
Government and Politics
Justice is the first virtue of those who command, and stops the complaints of those who obey.3.6 · 60 votes · 128 reads
Art and Culture
Poetry must have something in it that is barbaric, vast and wild.4.9 · 24 votes · 72 reads
Society
Sentences are like sharp nails, which force truth upon our memories.4.6 · 15 votes · 180 reads
Government and Politics
The arbitrary rule of a just and enlightened prince is always bad. His virtues are the most dangerous and the surest form of seduction: they lull a people imperceptibly into the habit of loving, respecting, and serving his successor, whoever that successo3.8 · 50 votes · 32 reads
Science and Technology
The best doctor is the one you run to and can't find.4.6 · 43 votes · 75 reads
Society
The blood of Jesus Christ can cover a multitude of sins, it seems to me.3.3 · 30 votes · 89 reads
Government and Politics
The decisions of law courts should never be printed: in the long run, they form a counter authority to the law.4.8 · 22 votes · 163 reads
Thought and Reason
The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has killed a great many philosophers.4.7 · 41 votes · 8 reads
Thought and Reason
We swallow greedily any lie that flatters us, but we sip only little by little at a truth we find bitter.3.3 · 5 votes · 0 reads