Inferiors revolt in order that they may be equal, and equals that they may be superior. Such is the state of mind which creates revolutions.

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We must no more ask whether the soul and body are one than ask whether...

We must no more ask whether the soul and body are one than ask whether...

Democracy is when the indigent, and not the men of property, are the rulers.

Democracy is when the indigent, and not the men of property, are the rulers.

All men by nature desire knowledge.

All men by nature desire knowledge.

Wishing to be friends is quick work, but friendship is a slow ripening fruit.

Wishing to be friends is quick work, but friendship is a slow ripening fruit.

Good habits formed at youth make all the difference.

Good habits formed at youth make all the difference.

It is clearly better that property should be private, but the use of it common;...

It is clearly better that property should be private, but the use of it common;...

Hope is a waking dream

Hope is a waking dream

Happiness is a sort of action.

Happiness is a sort of action.

When their adventures do not succeed, however, they run away; but it was the mark...

When their adventures do not succeed, however, they run away; but it was the mark...

To run away from trouble is a form of cowardice and, while it is true...

To run away from trouble is a form of cowardice and, while it is true...

The soul never thinks without a picture.

The soul never thinks without a picture.

Bad men are full of repentance.

Bad men are full of repentance.

The beginning of reform is not so much to equalize property as to train the...

The beginning of reform is not so much to equalize property as to train the...

We make war that we may live in peace.

We make war that we may live in peace.

Well begun is half done.

Well begun is half done.

If one way be better than another, that you may be sure is nature's way.

If one way be better than another, that you may be sure is nature's way.

Every art and every inquiry, and similarly every action and choice, is thought to aim...

Every art and every inquiry, and similarly every action and choice, is thought to aim...

The energy of the mind is the essence of life.

The energy of the mind is the essence of life.

Men create gods after their own image, not only with regard to their form but...

Men create gods after their own image, not only with regard to their form but...

The generality of men are naturally apt to be swayed by fear rather than reverence,...

The generality of men are naturally apt to be swayed by fear rather than reverence,...