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«To revolt is a natural tendency of life. Even a worm turns against the foot that crushes it. In general, the vitality and relative dignity of an animal can be measured by the intensity of its instinct to revolt.»
Author: Mikhail Bakunin
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Philosopher)
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«When I was a child, my mother said to me, 'If you become a soldier, you'll be a general. If you become a monk you'll end up as the pope.' Instead I became a painter and wound up as Picasso.»
Author: Pablo Picasso
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Artist,
Painter)
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Painting,
Success
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«Of mankind in general, the parts are greater than the whole»
«One bad general is better than two good ones»
«The greatest general is he who makes the fewest mistakes.»
«Sarcasm I now see to be, in general, the language of the devil.»
«Our notions with respect to the importance of life, and our attachment to it, depend on a principle which has very little to do with its happiness or its misery. . . . The love of life is, in general, the effect not of our enjoyments, but of our passions.»