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A yawn may not be polite, but at least it is an honest opinion.

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In all the disputes which have excited Christians against each other, Rome has invariably decided in favor of that opinion which tended most towards the suppression of the human intellect and the annihilation of the reasoning powers.

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I know many books which have bored their readers, but I know of none which has done real evil.

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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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Common sense is both more rare and more desirable in leaders than mere intelligence.

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But there must be some pleasure in condemning everything--in perceiving faults where others think they see beauties.' 'You mean there is pleasure in having no pleasure.

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Luxury has been railed at for two thousand years, in verse and in prose, and it has always been loved.

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Men argue. Nature acts.

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Atheism is the vice of a few intelligent people.

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Society therefore is an ancient as the world.

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Dare to think for yourself.

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

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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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Man is free at the instant he wants to be.

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It is only through timidity that states are lost.

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History is but the record of crimes and misfortunes. L'histoire n'est que le tableau des crimes et des malheurs

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I have been a hundred times on the point of killing myself, but still was fond of life. This ridiculous weakness is perhaps one of our worst instincts. What can be more absurd than choosing to carry a burden that one really wants to throw to the ground? To detest, and yet to strive to preserve our existence? To caress the serpent that devours us, and hug him close to our bosoms till he has gnawed into our hearts?

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Men hate the individual whom they call avaricious only because there is nothing to be gained by him.

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Be bold, proclaim it everywhere: They only live who dare.

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No problem can withstand the assault of sustained thinking.

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