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If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him; let us worship God through Jesus if we must - if ignorance has so far prevailed that this name can still be spoken in all seriousness without being taken as a synonym for rapine and carnage. Every sensible man, every honourable man, must hold the Christian sect in horror.

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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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It is not the answers you give, but the questions you ask.

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Work is often the father of pleasure.

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A witty saying proves nothing, but saying something pointless gets people's attention.

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I also know that we should cultivate our gardens.

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Perfect is the enemy of good.

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Satire lies about literary men while they live and eulogy lies about them when they die.

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My life is a struggle.

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A witty saying proves nothing.

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I swear that, not being able to be yours, I will belong to no one.

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A woman can keep one secret the secret of her age.

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What can we say with certainty?

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

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Secret griefs are more cruel than public calamities.

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The most genuine and efficacious charity is that which greases the paws of the priests; such charity covers a multitude of sins.

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Which is more dangerous: fanaticism or atheism? Fanaticism is certainly a thousand times more deadly; for atheism inspires no bloody passion whereas fanaticism does; atheism is opposed to crime and fanaticism causes crimes to be committed.

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He who thinks himself wise, O heavens! is a great fool.

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When one man speaks to another man who doesn't understand him, and when a man who's speaking no longer understands, it's metaphysics.

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Doubt is not a very agreeable status, but certainty is a ridiculous one.

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