"To be pathetic when we cry, we must cry without wanting to and without knowing it."

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“All these philosophers are no more than surgeons.”

“Fortunately, when he lacks reason he also lacks words.”

“In such times, if you want neither to lie nor to wound, you are reduced to being silent.”

“Stars more beautiful to the eyes than the telescope that robs them of their illusions.”

“The punishment of those who have loved women too much is to love them forever.”

“Of what must be said and what must not be said. The importance of knowing.”

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"There is a coherent plan to the universe, though I don't know what it's a plan for."

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Science1915–2001

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"Mengistu seemed to symbolize the revolution. He was the baria, the slave who overthrew the master, the member of the conquered tribe who got even with the conquerors, the poorly educated son of a serv…"

— Mengistu Haile Mariam

Politics1937

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"It will be, I suppose, a foolhardy Government that tries to push through legislation making knowledge of both official languages one of the qualifications for election to the House of Commons or appoi…"

— Judy LaMarsh

Politics1924–1980

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