To write regular verses destroys an infinite number of fine possibilities, but at the same time it suggests a multitude of distant and totally unexpected thoughts.
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The universe is built on a plan the profound symmetry of which is somehow present in the inner structure of our intellect.
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God created man and, finding him not sufficiently alone, gave him a companion to make him feel his solitude more keenly.
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Serious-minded people have few ideas. People with ideas are never serious.
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History is the science of things which are not repeated.
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Politics is the art of preventing people from busying themselves with what is their own business.
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