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The least of things with a meaning is worth more in life than the greatest of things without it.
Source: Psychological reflections: an anthology of the writings of C. G. Jung (1961) -
The least pain in our little finger gives us more concern and uneasiness than the destruction of millions of our fellow-beings.
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The legal principle placing the burden of proof on accusers rather than the accused can be traced back to Second and Third Century Roman jurist, Julius Paulus Prudentissimus. Yet, this ancient concept, which forms the legal and moral cornerstone of the American judicial system, is quickly being undermined in the name of 'national security.'
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The liar at any rate recognizes that recreation, not instruction, is the aim of conversation, and is a far more civilized being than the blockhead who loudly expresses his disbelief in a story which is told simply for the amusement of the company.
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The library is the temple of learning, and learning has liberated more people than all the wars in history.
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The life of man is of no greater importance to the universe than that of an oyster.
Source: On Suicide -
The life of man is the true romance, which when it is valiantly conduced, will yield the imagination a higher joy than any fiction.
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The local is a shabby thing. There's nothing worse than bringing us back down to our own little corner, our own territory, the radiant promiscuity of the face to face. A culture which has taken the risk of the universal, must perish by the universal.
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The longest absence is less perilous to love than the terrible trials of incessant proximity.
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The lover knows much more about absolute good and universal beauty than any logician or theologian, unless the latter, too, be lovers in disguise.
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The lowest and vilest alleys of London do not present a more dreadful record of sin than does the smiling and beautiful countryside.
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The major reason for setting a goal is for what it makes of you to accomplish it. What it makes of you will always be the far greater value than what you get.
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The majority have no other reason for their opinions than that they are the fashion.
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The making of a picture ought surely to be a rather fascinating adventure. It is not; it is an endless contention of tawdry egos, some of them powerful, almost all of them vociferous, and almost none of them capable of anything much more creative than credit-stealing and self-promotion.
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The man who can own up to his error is greater than he who merely knows how to avoid making it.
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The man who does more than he is paid for will soon be paid for more than he does.
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The man who lets himself be bored is even more contemptible than the bore.
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The man who reads nothing at all is better educated than the man who reads nothing, but newspapers.
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The manner of giving is worth more than the gift.
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