A Quote by Otto Weininger
Not only virtue, but also insight, not only sanctity but also wisdom, are the duties and tasks of mankind.
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The aim of socialism is not only to abolish the present division of mankind into smaller states and all-national isolation, not only to bring the nations closer to each other, but also to merge them.
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I think in short order all of us need to act like we are citizens with not only rights, but also duties.
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As the sea is beautiful not only in calm but also in storm, so is happiness found not only in peace but also in strife.
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