"People who know little are usually great talkers, while men who know much say little."
-Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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"I have resolved on an enterprise that has no precedent and will have no imitator. I want to set before my fellow human beings a man in every way true to nature and that man will be myself.“
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"Happiness: a good bank account, a good cook, and a good digestion."
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