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He who can take no interest in what is small will take false interest in what is great.
He who can take no interest in what is small will take false interest in what is great.
If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts; but if he will be content to begin read more
If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts; but if he will be content to begin with doubts, he shall end in certainties.
To know truly is to know by causes.
To know truly is to know by causes.
What are we when we are alone? Some, when they are alone, cease to exist.
What are we when we are alone? Some, when they are alone, cease to exist.
All weakness tends to corrupt, and impotence corrupts absolutely.
All weakness tends to corrupt, and impotence corrupts absolutely.
We are unified both by hating in common and by being hated in common.
We are unified both by hating in common and by being hated in common.
Rudeness luxuriates in the absence of self-respect.
Rudeness luxuriates in the absence of self-respect.
When we can't dream any longer, we die.
When we can't dream any longer, we die.
The sexual regions constitute a particularly vulnerable spot, and remain so even in man, and the need for their protection read more
The sexual regions constitute a particularly vulnerable spot, and remain so even in man, and the need for their protection which thus exists conflicts with the prominent display required for sexual allurement. This end is far more effectively attained, with greater advantage and less disadvantage, by concentrating the chief ensigns of sexual attractiveness on the upper and more conspicuous parts of the body. This method is well-nigh universal among animals as well as in man.
