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He was not the greatest of men but he was the greatest of kings.

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

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Your destiny is that of a man, your vows those of a god.

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I confess that my stomach does not take to this style of cooking. I cannot accept calves sweetbreads swimming in a salty sauce, nor can I eat mince consisting of turkey, hare, and rabbit, which they try to persuade me comes from a single animal... As for the cooks, I really cannot be expected to put up with this ham essence, nor the excessive quantity of morels and other mushrooms, pepper, and nutmeg with which they disguise perfectly good food.

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Villains are undone by what is worst in them, heroes by what is best.

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

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Madness is to think of too many things in succession too fast, or of one thing too exclusively.

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The history of human opinion is scarcely anything more than the history of human errors.

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If mankind were born tomorrow it would divide into groups; each would scramble to invent their one and only god, and set about butchering each-other.

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By appreciation, we make excellence in others our own property.

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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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Secret griefs are more cruel than public calamities.

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Work is often the father of pleasure.

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It is vain for the coward to flee; death follows close behind; it is only by defying it that the brave escape.

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The institution of religion exists only to keep mankind in order, and to make men merit the goodness of God by their virtue. Everything in a religion which does not tend towards this goal must be considered foreign or dangerous.

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Anyone who has the power to make you believe absurdities has the power to make you commit injustices.

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Chess is a game which reflects most honor on human wit.

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The multitude of books is making us ignorant.

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He must be very ignorant for he answers every question he is asked.

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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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