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No problem can withstand the assault of sustained thinking.

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I would rather obey a fine lion, much stronger than myself, than two hundred rats of my own species.

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Happiness is not the portion of man.

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

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Reading nurtures the soul, and an enlightened friend brings it solace.

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It is fancy rather than taste which produces so many new fashions

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To enjoy life we must touch much of it lightly.

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Let us leave every man at liberty to seek into him and to lose himself in his ideas.

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To really enjoy pleasures, you must know how to leave them.

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Inspiration: A peculiar effect of divine flatulence emitted by the Holy Spirit which hisses into the ears of a few chosen of God.

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To make a vow for life is to make oneself a slave.

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

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

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Truth is a fruit which should not be plucked until it is ripe.

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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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Fear could never make virtue.

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All the reasonings of men are not worth one sentiment of women.

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Ice-cream is exquisite - what a pity it isn't illegal.

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I have lived eighty years of life and know nothing for it, but to be resigned and tell myself that flies are born to be eaten by spiders and man to be devoured by sorrow.

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You see, Mademoiselle, I have experience, I know the world. To pass the time, why don't you ask every passenger to tell you his life's story? And if there is a single one among them who has never cursed his life, who has not often told himself that he was the unhappiest of men, then you may throw me overboard, headfirst!

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