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Men Quotes by Peter Abelard
- The men who abandon themselves to the passions of this miserable life, are compared in Scripture to beasts.
- In fact we say that an intention is good, that is, right in itself, but that an action does not bear any good in itself…
- And now, my friend, I am going to expose to you all my weaknesses. All men, I believe, are under a necessity of paying tribute…
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