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Men use thought only as authority for their injustice, and employ speech only to conceal their thoughts.
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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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All the reasonings of men are not worth one sentiment of women.
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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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Friendship is the marriage of the soul, and this marriage is liable to divorce.
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Divorce is probably of nearly the same date as marriage. I believe, however, that marriage is some weeks the more ancient.
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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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It is not love that should be depicted as blind, but self-love.
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Love is a canvas furnished by nature and embroidered by imagination.
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The safest course is to do nothing against one’s conscience. With this secret, we can enjoy life and have no fear from death.
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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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Each player must accept the cards life deals him or her: but once they are in hand, he or she alone must decide how to play the cards in order to win the game.
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God gave us the gift of life it is up to us to give ourselves the gift of living well.
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It is an infantile superstition of the human spirit that virginity would be thought a virtue and not the barrier that separates ignorance from knowledge.
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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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Common sense is not so common.
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Love is a canvas furnished by nature and embroidered by imagination.
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The instruction we find in books is like fire. We fetch it from our neighbours, kindle it at home, communicate it to others, and it becomes the property of all.
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History should be written as philosophy.
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Indeed, history is nothing more than a tableau of crimes and misfortunes.