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Voltaire Philosopher, Writer
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"There is no such thing as an accident. What we call by that name is the effect of some cause which we do not see."

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Adam Smith Philosopher, Economist
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"The disposition to admire, and almost to worship, the rich and the powerful, and to despise, or, at least, to neglect persons of poor and mean condition is the great and most universal cause of the corruption of our moral sentiments."

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Friedrich Nietzsche Philosopher, Writer
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"Undeserved praise causes more pangs of conscience later than undeserved blame, but probably only for this reason, that our power of judgment are more completely exposed by being over praised than by being unjustly underestimated."

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Gautama Buddha Spiritual Teacher
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"We begin to die from the moment we are born, for birth is the cause of death. The nature of decay is inherent in youth, the nature of sickness is inherent in health, in the midst of life we are verily in death."

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Dalai Lama Spiritual Leader
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"Destructive thoughts and emotions undermine the very causes of peace and happiness. If you think clearly about it, it makes no sense to think you’re seeking happiness, if you do nothing to restrain angry, spiteful, and malicious thoughts and emotions."

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Richard Henry Lee Politician
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"If the federal constitution is to be construed so far in connection with the state constitutions, as to leave the trial by jury in civil causes, for instance, secured; on the same principles it would have left the trial by jury in criminal causes, the benefits of the writ of habeas corpus, etc. secured; they all stand on the same footing; they are the common rights of Americans, and have been recognized by the state constitutions."

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Henri Bergson Philosopher
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"The present contains nothing more than the past, and what is found in the effect was already in the cause."

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