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It is as impossible to translate poetry as it is to translate music.

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Work spares us from three evils: boredom, vice, and need.

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The man who says to me, "Believe as I do, or God will damn you," will presently say, "Believe as I do, or I shall assassinate you."

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Poetry is the music of the soul, and, above all, of great and feeling souls.

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Needless to say since Christ's expiation not one single Christian has been known to sin, or die.

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

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The Holy Roman Empire is neither Holy, nor Roman, nor an Empire.

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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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This is no time to be making new enemies.

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Even in those cities which seem to enjoy the blessings of peace, and where the arts florish, the inhabitants are devoured by envy, cares and anxieties, which are greater plagues than any expirienced in a town when it is under siege.

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If you want good laws, burn those you have and make new ones.

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Democracy is just a filler for textbooks! Do you actually believe that public opinion influences the government?

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It is up to us to cultivate our garden.

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Men, generally going with the stream, seldom judge for themselves, and purity of taste is almost as rare as talent.

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We only half live when we only half think.

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It is difficult to free fools from the chains they revere.

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What can you say to a man who tells you he prefers obeying God rather than men, and that as a result he's certain he'll go to heaven if he cuts your throat?

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Excellently observed", answered Candide; "but let us cultivate our garden.

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He must be very ignorant for he answers every question he is asked.

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Nothing is so common as to imitate one's enemies, and to use their weapons.

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