"Pride and conceit were the original sins of man."

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Source : "Gil Blas". Book by Alain-René Lesage. Book VII, Chapter 3, 1735.

Alain-Rene Lesage

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“Communication is the conduit of leadership from the Prime Minister down to the leading hand of a small group of council workers fixing the roads. Leadership uncommunicated is leadership unrequited!”
“it provokes the desire, but it takes away the performance”
“The greatest adventure in life - knowing God - begins at the Cross of Christ and ends with a "Hallelujah!"”
“Girls were nice to me in the same way that they would be nice to a hamster. I fantasized about wild encounters with females but knew they'd never happen unless my own involvement could somehow go undetected.”
“It's extremely important for people to be informed and to be educated and to know what's going in their community and in their country, but every now and then you just kind of want to turn the brain off for a little bit and just laugh and be silly.”
“You've gotta learn to love the grind. Because life IS the grind.”
“When I turned fifteen, I remember my father gave me a credit card which I was allowed to use for two things: emergencies and books.”
“The knowledge and skills you have achieved are meant to be forgotten so you can float comfortably in emptiness, without obstruction.”

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