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> [The true wisdom of the philosopher ought to insist in enjoying everything. Yet we apply ourselves to dissecting and destroying everything that is good in itself, that has virtue, albeit the virtue there is in mere illusions. Nature gives us…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eugene-delacroix/the-true-wisdom-of-the-philosopher-ought-to-insist-in-enjoying/)

[Eugene Delacroix](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eugene-delacroix/)

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> [The philosopher ought never to try to avoid the duty of making up his mind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mortimer-adler/the-philosopher-ought-never-to-try-to-avoid-the-duty-of-making-up-his/)

[Mortimer Adler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mortimer-adler/)

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