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Fear follows crime and is its punishment.

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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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Fools admire everything in an author of reputation.

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Superstition is to religion what astrology is to astronomy the mad daughter of a wise mother. These daughters have too long dominated the earth.

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The monster, fanaticism, still exists, and whoever seeks after truth will run the risk of being persecuted.

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If we believe absurdities, we shall commit atrocities.

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A witty quote proves nothing.

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Before receiving your instruction, I must tell you what happened to me one day. I had just had a closet built at the end of my garden. I heard a mole arguing with a cockchafer; 'Here's a fine structure,' said the mole, 'it must have been a very powerful mole who did this work.' 'You're joking,' said the cockchafer; 'it's a cockchafer full of genius who is the architect of this building.' From that moment I resolved never to argue.

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

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To succeed in chaining the multitude, you must seem to wear the same fetters.

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England has forty-two religions and only two sauces.

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It is love; love, the comfort of the human species, the preserver of the universe, the soul of all sentient beings, love, tender love.

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The Jews are of all peoples the grosses, the most ferocious, the most fanatical, and the most absurd.

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Men, generally going with the stream, seldom judge for themselves, and purity of taste is almost as rare as talent.

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As you know, the Inquisition is an admirable and wholly Christian invention to make the pope and the monks more powerful and turn a whole kingdom into hypocrites.

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You will notice that in all disputes between Christians since the birth of the Church, Rome has always favored the doctrine which most completely subjugated the human mind and annihilated reason.

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

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Excellently observed", answered Candide; "but let us cultivate our garden.

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No opinion is worth burning your neighbor for.

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We are astonished at thought, but sensation is equally wonderful.

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