I am never less at leisure than when at leisure, nor less alone than when alone.

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  The object of the artist is the creation of the beautiful. What the beautiful is is another question.

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  Do not call yourself a philosopher; show your principles by your actions.

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  There is no shame in being happy.

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  To understand the world, one must sometimes turn away from it.

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  There is no fate that cannot be surmounted by scorn.

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  What is a rebel? A man who says no.

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