The poor have to labour in the face of the majestic equality of the law, which forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal bread.

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The books that everybody admires are those that nobody reads.

The books that everybody admires are those that nobody reads.

The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself a fool.

The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself a fool.

We reproach people for talking about themselves but it is the subject they treat best

We reproach people for talking about themselves but it is the subject they treat best

To imagine is everything, to know is nothing at all.

To imagine is everything, to know is nothing at all.

We reproach people for talking about themselves; but it is the subject they treat best.

We reproach people for talking about themselves; but it is the subject they treat best.

The future is a convenient place for dreams

The future is a convenient place for dreams

Wandering re-establishes the original harmony which once existed between man and the universe.

Wandering re-establishes the original harmony which once existed between man and the universe.

The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to...

The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to...

The impotence of God is infinite

The impotence of God is infinite

The good critic is he who relates the adventures of his soul among masterpieces

The good critic is he who relates the adventures of his soul among masterpieces

An education isn't how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you...

An education isn't how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you...

It is well for the heart to be naive and the mind not to be.

It is well for the heart to be naive and the mind not to be.

To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan,...

To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan,...

Chance is perhaps the pseudonym of God when he did not want to sign.

Chance is perhaps the pseudonym of God when he did not want to sign.

What frightens us most in a madman is his sane conversation.

What frightens us most in a madman is his sane conversation.

A woman must decide between a man who women like, and then have no security,...

A woman must decide between a man who women like, and then have no security,...

Silence is the wit of fools.

Silence is the wit of fools.

The wonder is, not that the field of stars is so vast, but that man...

The wonder is, not that the field of stars is so vast, but that man...

Hobbes: Do you think there's a God? Calvin: Well, SOMEBODY'S out to get me.

Hobbes: Do you think there's a God? Calvin: Well, SOMEBODY'S out to get me.

I feel wonderful because I see / The love light in your eyes. / And...

I feel wonderful because I see / The love light in your eyes. / And...