Quote #26

Man is multiplied by the number of languages he possesses and speaks.

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  1. Man works for an object. Remove that object and you reduce him into inaction.
  2. Virtue lies in the middle ground.
  3. The tyranny of some is possible only through the cowardice of others.
  4. God has made man a cosmopolite. He created seas for ships to glide on, the wind to push them, and the stars to guide them even in darkest n…
  5. No good water comes from a muddy spring. No sweet fruit comes from a bitter seed.
  6. Travel is a caprice in childhood, a passion in youth, a necessity in manhood, and an elegy in old age.
  7. Muse who in the past inspired me to sing of the throes of love: Go and repose. What I need is a sword, rivers of gold, and acrid prose.
  8. Necessity is the most powerful divinity the world knows--it is the result of physical forces set in operation by ethical forces.

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