In this country it is a good thing to kill an admiral from time to time to encourage the others.

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God gave us the gift of life; it is up to us to give ourselves...

God gave us the gift of life; it is up to us to give ourselves...

If there were no God, it would have been necessary to invent him.

If there were no God, it would have been necessary to invent him.

Perfection is attained by slow degrees; it requires the hand of time

Perfection is attained by slow degrees; it requires the hand of time

A witty saying proves nothing.

A witty saying proves nothing.

Superstition is to religion what astrology is to astronomy the mad daughter of a wise...

Superstition is to religion what astrology is to astronomy the mad daughter of a wise...

It is not love that should be depicted as blind, but self-love.

It is not love that should be depicted as blind, but self-love.

Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers

Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers

It is one of the superstitions of the human mind to have imagined that virginity...

It is one of the superstitions of the human mind to have imagined that virginity...

Love is a canvas furnished by nature and embroidered by imagination.

Love is a canvas furnished by nature and embroidered by imagination.

Self-love is the instrument of our preservation.

Self-love is the instrument of our preservation.

Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.

Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.

A yawn may not be polite, but at least it is an honest opinion

A yawn may not be polite, but at least it is an honest opinion

We cannot wish for that we know not.

We cannot wish for that we know not.

The art of medicine consists in amusing the patient while nature cures the disease.

The art of medicine consists in amusing the patient while nature cures the disease.

If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him

If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him

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

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

When it is a question of money, everybody is of the same religion.

When it is a question of money, everybody is of the same religion.

I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: O Lord...

I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: O Lord...

Ignorance is the curse of God; knowledge is the wing wherewith we fly to heaven.

Ignorance is the curse of God; knowledge is the wing wherewith we fly to heaven.

Whoever in prayer can say, Our Father, acknowledges and should feel the brotherhood of the...

Whoever in prayer can say, Our Father, acknowledges and should feel the brotherhood of the...