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“The older I grow, the more I distrust the familiar doctrine that age brings wisdom.”
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“I don't care what is written about me so long as it isn't true.”
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“Today as always, men fall into two groups: slaves and free men. Whoever does not have two-thirds of his day for himself, is a slave, whatever he may be: a statesman, a businessman, an official, or a scholar.”
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“The belief in a supernatural source of evil is not necessary; men alone are quite capable of every wickedness.”
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“If there's a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it.”
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