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I know of no great men except those who have rendered great service to the human race.

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Earth is an insane asylum, to which the other planets deport their lunatics.

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All the persecutors declare against each other mortal war, while the philosopher, oppressed by them all, contents himself with pitying them.

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No opinion is worth burning your neighbor for.

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Man can have only a certain number of teeth, hair and ideas; there comes a time when he necessarily loses his teeth, hair and ideas.

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Often the prudent, far from making their destinies, succumb to them. -Francois

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The little may contrast with the great, in painting, but cannot be said to be contrary to it. Oppositions of colors contrast; but there are also colors contrary to each other, that is, which produce an ill effect because they shock the eye when brought very near it.

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It is proved...that things cannot be other than they are, for since everything was made for a purpose, it follows that everything is made for the best purpose.

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Every man is a creature of the age in which he lives and few are able to raise themselves above the ideas of the time.

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Indeed, history is nothing more than a tableau of crimes and misfortunes.

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Ask a toad what is beauty....; he will answer that it is a female with two great round eyes coming out of her little head, a large flat head, a yellow belly and a brown back.

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Fools have a habit of believing that everything written by a famous author is admirable. For my part I read only to please myself and like only what suits my taste.

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Of all religions, Christianity is without a doubt the one that should inspire tolerance most

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If you have two religions in your land, the two will cut each other’s throats; but if you have thirty religions, they will dwell in peace

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I have wanted to kill myself a hundred times, but somehow I am still in love with life. This ridiculous weakness is perhaps one of our more stupid melancholy propensities, for is there anything more stupid than to be eager to go on carrying a burden which one would gladly throw away, to loathe one’s very being and yet to hold it fast, to fondle the snake that devours us until it has eaten our hearts away?

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Anyone who seeks to destroy the passions instead of controlling them is trying to play the angel.

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You must have the devil in you to succeed in the arts.

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Marriage is the only adventure open to the cowardly.

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The most important decision you make is to be in a good mood.

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Love truth, but pardon error.

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