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The true triumph of reason is that it enables us to get along with those who do not possess it.

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History is fables agreed upon.

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How I like the boldness of the English, how I like the people who say what they think!

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Adultery is an evil only inasmuch as it is a theft; but we do not steal that which is given to us.

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I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: 'O Lord make my enemies ridiculous.' And God granted it.

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All men are born with a nose and ten fingers, but no one was born with a knowledge of God.

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When truth is evident, it is impossible for parties and factions to rise. There never has been a dispute as to whether there is daylight at noon.

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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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Liberty of thought is the life of the soul.

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I die adoring God, loving my friends, not hating my enemies, and detesting superstition.

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The superfluous is very necessary.

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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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The worthy administrators of justice are like a cat set to take care of a cheese, lest it should be gnawed by the mice. One bite of the cat does more damage to the cheese than twenty mice can do.

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It is better to risk saving a guilty man than to condemn an innocent one.

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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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It is impossible to translate poetry. Can you translate music?

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Most of my life has been one tragedy after another, most of which hasn't happened.

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Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said.

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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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The most genuine and efficacious charity is that which greases the paws of the priests; such charity covers a multitude of sins.

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