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I do not agree with a word that you say, but I will defend to...

I do not agree with a word that you say, but I will defend to...

History should be written as philosophy.

History should be written as philosophy.

Repose is a good thing, but boredom is its brother

Repose is a good thing, but boredom is its brother

The safest course is to do nothing against one's conscience. With this secret, we can...

The safest course is to do nothing against one's conscience. With this secret, we can...

Pleasure is the object, duty and the goal of all rational creatures.

Pleasure is the object, duty and the goal of all rational creatures.

I should like to lie at your feet and die in your arms.

I should like to lie at your feet and die in your arms.

In the case of news, we should always wait for the sacrament of confirmation.

In the case of news, we should always wait for the sacrament of confirmation.

All men are born with a nose and ten fingers, but no one was born...

All men are born with a nose and ten fingers, but no one was born...

When he to whom one speaks does not understand, and he who speaks himself does...

When he to whom one speaks does not understand, and he who speaks himself does...

The history of human opinion is scarcely anything, more than the history of human errors

The history of human opinion is scarcely anything, more than the history of human errors

The art of government is to make two-thirds of a nation pay all it possibly...

The art of government is to make two-thirds of a nation pay all it possibly...

I am very fond of truth, but not at all of martyrdom.

I am very fond of truth, but not at all of martyrdom.

We never live; we are always in the expectation of living.

We never live; we are always in the expectation of living.

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

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

Of all religions, the Christian should of course inspire the most tolerance, but until now...

Of all religions, the Christian should of course inspire the most tolerance, but until now...

When he who hears does not know what he who speaks means, and when he...

When he who hears does not know what he who speaks means, and when he...

Use, do not abuse; neither abstinence nor excess ever renders man happy.

Use, do not abuse; neither abstinence nor excess ever renders man happy.

No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible.

No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible.

Chance is a word void of sense; nothing can exist without a cause.

Chance is a word void of sense; nothing can exist without a cause.

Let us work without theorizing, tis the only way to make life endurable.

Let us work without theorizing, tis the only way to make life endurable.