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The art of government consists in taking as much money as possible from one class of the citizens to give to the other.

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The art of government is to make two-thirds of a nation pay all it possibly can pay for the benefit of the other third.

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The art of medicine consists in amusing the patient while nature cures the disease.

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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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Stand upright, speak thy thoughts, declare The truth thou hast, that all may share; Be bold, proclaim it everywhere: They only live who dare.

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Society therefore is an ancient as the world.

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Since the whole affair had become one of religion, the vanquished were of course exterminated.

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Regimen is superior to medicine.

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Prejudice is opinion without judgement.

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Perfection is attained by slow degrees; it requires the hand of time.

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Paradise was made for tender hearts; hell, for loveless hearts.

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Our country is that spot to which our heart is bound.

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Optimism is the madness of insisting that all is well when we are miserable.

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Originality is nothing but judicious imitation. The most original writers borrowed one from another.

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Opinion has caused more trouble on this little earth than plagues or earthquakes.

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Once the people begin to reason, all is lost.

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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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Now, now my good man, this is no time for making enemies.

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Nothing can be more contrary to religion and the clergy than reason and common sense.

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Never argue at the dinner table, for the one who is not hungry always gets the best of the argument.

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Nature has always had more force than education.

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My life is a struggle.

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Meditation is the dissolution of thoughts in Eternal awareness or Pure consciousness without objectification, knowing without thinking, merging finitude in infinity.

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Men are equal it is not birth but virtue that makes the difference.

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Men are equal; it is not birth but virtue that makes the difference.

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May God defend me from my friends; I can defend myself from my enemies.

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Marriage is the only adventure open to the cowardly.

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Love truth, and pardon error.

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Love has features which pierce all hearts, he wears a bandage which conceals the faults of those beloved. He has wings, he comes quickly and flies away the same.

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Life is thickly sown with thorns, and I know no other remedy than to pass quickly through them. The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their power to harm us.

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