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Opinion is called the queen of the world; it is so, for when reason opposes it, it is condemned to death. It must rise twenty times from its ashes to gradually drive away the usurper.

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In France every man is either an anvil or a hammer; he is a beater or must be beaten.

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Despite the enormous quantity of books, how few people read! And if one reads profitably, one would realize how much stupid stuff the vulgar herd is content to swallow every day.

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The superstitious man is to the rogue what the slave is to the tyrant.

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If you want to kill Christianity you must abolish Sunday.

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History is only the pattern of silken slippers descending the stairs to the thunder of hobnailed boots climbing upward from below.

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We are all full of weakness and errors; let us mutually pardon each other our follies - it is the first law of nature.

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Meslier was the most singular phenomenon ever seen among all the meteors fatal to the Christian religion.

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Liberty of thought is the life of the soul.

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Ice-cream is exquisite - what a pity it isn't illegal.

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

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Very often, say what you will, a knave is only a fool.

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The secret of being a bore... is to tell everything.

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To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid, you must also be well-mannered.

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Those who are absent, by its means become present; it [mail] is the consolation of life.

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The first step, my son, which one makes in the world, is the one on which depends the rest of our days.

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It does not require great art, or magnificently trained eloquence, to prove that Christians should tolerate each other. I, however, am going further: I say that we should regard all men as our brothers. What? The Turk my brother? The Chinaman my brother? The Jew? The Siam? Yes, without doubt; are we not all children of the same father and creatures of the same God?

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Marriage is the only adventure open to the cowardly.

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Of all religions, the Christian should of course inspire the most tolerance, but until now Christians have been the most intolerant of all men.

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‎Life is a shipwreck, but we must not forget to sing in the lifeboats.

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