Labor is work that leaves no trace behind it when it is finished, or if it does, as in the case of the tilled field, this product of human activity requires still more labor, incessant, tireless labor, to maintain its…

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We all live in suspense from day to day; in other words, you are the...

We all live in suspense from day to day; in other words, you are the...

In violence, we forget who we are

In violence, we forget who we are

The theater is the only branch of art much cared for by people of wealth;...

The theater is the only branch of art much cared for by people of wealth;...

Bureaucracy, the rule of no one, has become the modern form of despotism

Bureaucracy, the rule of no one, has become the modern form of despotism

In science, all facts, no matter how trivial or banal, enjoy democratic equality

In science, all facts, no matter how trivial or banal, enjoy democratic equality

People with bad consciences always fear the judgment of children.

People with bad consciences always fear the judgment of children.

The immense popularity of American movies abroad demonstrates that Europe is the unfinished negative of...

The immense popularity of American movies abroad demonstrates that Europe is the unfinished negative of...

I'm afraid I'm not sufficiently inhibited about the things that other women are inhibited about...

I'm afraid I'm not sufficiently inhibited about the things that other women are inhibited about...

I'm not good at secrets, so don't tell me any.

I'm not good at secrets, so don't tell me any.

Of course I can keep a secret. Its the people I tell it to who...

Of course I can keep a secret. Its the people I tell it to who...

The great secret that all old people share is that you really haven't changed in...

The great secret that all old people share is that you really haven't changed in...

There are 2 kinds of secrets. The ones we keep from others and the ones...

There are 2 kinds of secrets. The ones we keep from others and the ones...

He that has eyes to see and ears to hear may convince himself that no...

He that has eyes to see and ears to hear may convince himself that no...

The man who can keep a secret may be wise, but he is not half...

The man who can keep a secret may be wise, but he is not half...

History keeps her secrets longer than most of us. But she has one secret that...

History keeps her secrets longer than most of us. But she has one secret that...

The secret of the man who is universally interesting is that he is universally interested.

The secret of the man who is universally interesting is that he is universally interested.

None are so fond of secrets as those who do not mean to keep them;...

None are so fond of secrets as those who do not mean to keep them;...

Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead.

Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead.

The secret of a happy marriage remains a secret.

The secret of a happy marriage remains a secret.

No pessimist ever discovered the secret of the stars or sailed to an uncharted land...

No pessimist ever discovered the secret of the stars or sailed to an uncharted land...