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"To renounce liberty is to renounce being a man, to surrender the rights of humanity and even its duties. For he who renounces everything no indemnity is possible. Such a renunciation is incompatible with man's nature to remove all liberty from his will is to remove all morality from his acts." »Jean Jacques Rousseau
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"So, rather than appear foolish afterward, I renounce seeming clever now." »William of Baskerville
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"If there is no struggle, there is no progress. Those who profess to favor freedom and yet renounce controversy are people who want crops without ploughing the ground." »Frederick Douglass 1817-1895
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"Kiss the hand of him who can renounce what he has publicly taught, when convicted of his error and who, with heartfelt joy, embraces the truth, though with the sacrifice of favorite opinions." »Johann Kaspar Lavater
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"Most virgins marry, just as nuns The same thing the same way renounce; Before they?ve wit to understand The bold attempt, they take in hand; Or, having stayed and lost their tides, Are out of season grown for brides." »Butler
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"Life is short. Time is fleeting. Realize the Self. Purity of the heart is the gateway to God. Aspire. renounce. Meditate. Be good do good. Be kind be compassionate. Inquire, know Thyself." »Swami Sivanada
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