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The truths of religion are never so well understood as by those who have lost the power of reason.

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It is only through timidity that states are lost.

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We are going to a new world... and no doubt it is there that everything is for the best; for it must be admitted that one might lament a little over the physical and moral happenings of our own world.

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Common sense is not so common.

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All is but illusion and disaster.

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Reading nurtures the soul, and an enlightened friend brings it solace.

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A man loved by a beautiful woman will always get out of trouble.

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Come! you presence will either give me life or kill me with pleasure.

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

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I read these words which are the sum of all moral philosophy, and which cut short all the disputes of the casuists: When in doubt if an action is good or bad, refrain.

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When you arise in the morning, give thanks for the morning light, for your life and strength. Give thanks for your food, and the joy of living. Tecumseh Appreciation is a wonderful thing; it makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.

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The right of commanding is no longer an advantage transmitted by nature; like an inheritance, it is the fruit of labors, the price of courage.

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This is no time to be making new enemies.

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There are barbarians who seize this dog, who so prodigiously surpasses man in friendship, and nail him down to a table, and dissect him alive to show you the mezaraic veins... Answer me, Machinist, has Nature really arranged all the springs of feeling in this animal to the end that he might not feel? Has he nerves that he may be incapable of suffering?

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The public is a ferocious beast; one must either chain it or flee from it.

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Inspiration: A peculiar effect of divine flatulence emitted by the Holy Spirit which hisses into the ears of a few chosen of God.

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We are obliged to place ourselves on the level of our age before we can rise above it.

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If there were only one religion in England there would be danger of despotism, if there were two, they would cut each other's throats, but there are thirty, and they live in peace and happiness.

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I know of nothing more laughable than a doctor who does not die of old age.

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Whenever an important event, a revolution, or a calamity turns to the profit of the church, such is always signalised as the Finger of God.

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