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“Reason is, and ought only to be the slave of the passions.”
― David Hume

tags: emotions, philosophy, reason

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“Man is condemned to be free; because once thrown into the world, he is responsible for everything he does.
It is up to you to give [life] a meaning.”
― Jean-Paul Sartre

tags: freedom, life, personal-responsibility

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“Generally speaking, the errors in religion are dangerous; those in philosophy only ridiculous.”
― David Hume, A Treatise of Human Nature

tags: errors, philosophy, religion

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“The past is never dead. It's not even past.”
― William Faulkner, Requiem for a Nun

tags: past, time

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“Always dream and shoot higher than you know you can do. Do not bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself.”
― William Faulkner

tags: inspirational, perfectionism, personality, potential, self-improvement

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