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If punishment makes not the will supple it hardens the offender

Common sense and a sense of humor are the same thing, moving at different speeds. A sense of humor is just common sense, dancing

I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in order.

Without music, life would be a mistake

It is one thing to show a man that he is in an error, and another to put him in possession of truth

A clever child brought up with a foolish one can itself become foolish. Man is so perfectible and corruptible he can become a fool through good sense