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The good of a book lies in its being read. A book is made up of signs that speak of other signs, which in their turn speak of things. Without an eye to read them, a book contains signs that produce no concepts; therefore it is dumb. ↗

— Umberto Eco

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You largely constructed your depression. It wasn't given to you. Therefore, you can deconstruct it. ↗

— Albert Ellis

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Be convinced that to be happy means to be free and that to be free means to be brave. Therefore do not take lightly the perils of war. ↗

— Thucydides

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Commanded love of all men indiscriminately is an obliteration of distinction between love and hate, and therefore is not love at all. ↗

— Benjamin Tucker

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A boxer's diet should be low in fat and high in proteins and sugar. Therefore you should eat plenty of lean meat, milk, leafy vegetables, and fresh fruit and ice cream for sugar. ↗

— Gene Tunney

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Admitting, however, for the sake of argument, that I am prime and sole minister in this country, am I, therefore, prime and sole minister of all Europe? Am I answerable for the conduct of other countries as well as for that of my own? ↗

— Robert Walpole

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There is a divine purpose behind everything - and therefore a divine presence in everything. ↗

— Neale Donald Walsch

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The constitution vests the power of declaring war in Congress; therefore no offensive expedition of importance can be undertaken until after they shall have deliberated upon the subject and authorized such a measure. ↗

— George Washington

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Lenience will operate with greater force, in some instances than rigor. It is therefore my first wish to have all of my conduct distinguished by it. ↗

— George Washington

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The first task of the association must therefore be to form the young members. ↗

— Adam Weishaupt

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