"They do not know how to apply names to things."

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" We must try, as much as possible, not to mistrust anyone. "
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" One always adds a little of one's soul to what one thinks. "
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" For in spite of ourselves we respect those whom we see respected. "
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" Little people have few passions, they hardly have anything but needs. "
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" Fear feeds the imagination. "
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" Never the mind without the soul. "
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" Close your eyes and you will see. "
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" To compensate absence with memory. "
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" They speak to the ear. I want to speak to the memory. "
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" No, men are not born to know, but they are destined for it. "
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" Beauty is something animal, the beautiful is something celestial. "
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" You go to truth by way of poetry and I go to poetry by way of truth. "
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" It is easy to understand God as long as you don't try to explain him. "
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" Sloth waiting for inspiration. "
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" Logic works, metaphysics contemplates. "
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" Abuse of words, foundation of ideology. "
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" Nothing is better than a justified enthusiasm. "
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" It is impossible to love the same person twice. "
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" All those whom for style is not a game but a labor. "
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" My dreams are more amorous than my actions have ever been. "
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