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The Philosopher Who Would Fain Extinguish His Passions Resembles The Chemist Who Would Like To Let His Furnace Go Out.

The Success Of Many Books Is Due To The Affinity Between The Mediocrity Of The Author's Ideas And Those Of The Public.

People Are Governed With The Head; Kindness Of Heart Is Little Use In Chess.

It Is Passion That Makes Man Live; Wisdom Makes One Only Last.

Most Anthologists Of Poetry Or Quotations Are Like Those Who Eat Cherries Or Oysters, First Picking The Best And Ending By Eating Everything.