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In France every man is either an anvil or a hammer; he is a beater or must be beaten.

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We offer up prayers to god only because we have made him after our own image. We treat him like a pasha, or a sultan, who is capable of being exasperated and appeased.

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Of all religions, Christianity is without a doubt the one that should inspire tolerance most

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He was a great patriot, a humanitarian, a loyal friend; provided, of course, he really is dead.

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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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Our character is composed of our ideas and our feelings: and, since it has been proved that we give ourselves neither feelings nor ideas, our character does not depend on us. If it did depend on us, there is nobody who would not be perfect. If one does not reflect, one thinks oneself master of everything; but when one does reflect, one realizes that one is master of nothing

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If one does not reflect, one thinks oneself master of everything; but when one does reflect, one realizes that one is master of nothing.

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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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The multitude of books is making us ignorant.

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I keep to old books, for they teach me something; from the new I learn very little

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The opinion of all lawyers, the unanimous cry of the nation, and the good of the state, are in themselves a law.

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They are mad men (Jews), but you should not burn them for that.

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We are all guilty of the good we did not do

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No one is ignorant that our character and turn of mind are intimately connected with the water-closet.

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

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The world embarrasses me, and I cannot dream that this watch exists and has no watchmaker.

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The tyranny of the many would be when one body takes over the rights of others, and then exercises its power to change the laws in its favor.

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The only way to compel men to speak good of us is to do it.

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There are two things for which animals are to be envied: they know nothing of future evils, or of what people say about them.

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

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