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There exists an obvious fact that seems utterly moral: namely, that a man is always a prey to his truths. Once he has admitted them, he cannot free himself from them. One has to pay something.
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We get into the habit of living before, acquiring the habit of thinking. In that race which daily hastens us toward death, the body maintains its irreparable lead.
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Judging whether life is or is not worth living amounts to answering the fundamental question of philosophy. All the rest—whether or not the world has three dimensions, whether the mind has nine or twelve categories—comes afterward.
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There’s no need to hang about waiting for the Last Judgement—it takes place every day.
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We can t do without dominating others or being served. ... Even the man on the bottom rung still has his wife, or his child. If he’s a bachelor, his dog. The essential thing, in sum, is being able to get angry without the other person being able to answer back.
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Obstinacy alone is not a virtue.
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What is called a reason for living is also an excellent reason for dying.
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Intelligence in chains loses in lucidity what it gains in intensity.
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To be happy, we must not be too concerned with others.
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We are all exceptional cases.... Each man insists on being innocent, even if it means accusing the whole human race, and heaven.
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