No true believer could be intolerant or a persecutor. If I were a magistrate and the law carried the death penalty against atheists, I would begin by sending to the stake whoever denounced another.

Quote by Jean Jacques Rousseau

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When a man dies he clutches in his hands only that which he has given...

When a man dies he clutches in his hands only that which he has given...

Virtue is a state of war, and to live in it we have always to...

Virtue is a state of war, and to live in it we have always to...

We are born weak, we need strength; helpless, we need aid; foolish, we need reason....

We are born weak, we need strength; helpless, we need aid; foolish, we need reason....

Cities are the abyss of the human species

Cities are the abyss of the human species

Reading, solitude, idleness, a soft and sedentary life, intercourse with women and young people, these...

Reading, solitude, idleness, a soft and sedentary life, intercourse with women and young people, these...

What wisdom can find that is greater than kindness?

What wisdom can find that is greater than kindness?

A feeble body weakens the mind.

A feeble body weakens the mind.

How many famous and high-spirited heroes have lived a day too long?

How many famous and high-spirited heroes have lived a day too long?

Nature never deceives us; it is we who deceive ourselves.

Nature never deceives us; it is we who deceive ourselves.

Watch a cat when it enters a room for the first time. It searches and...

Watch a cat when it enters a room for the first time. It searches and...

I undertake the same project as Montaigne, but with an aim contrary to his own:...

I undertake the same project as Montaigne, but with an aim contrary to his own:...

I have always said and felt that true enjoyment can not be described.

I have always said and felt that true enjoyment can not be described.

Happiness: a good bank account, a good cook, and a good digestion.

Happiness: a good bank account, a good cook, and a good digestion.

Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.

Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.

The English think they are free. They are free only during the election of members...

The English think they are free. They are free only during the election of members...

The training of children is a profession, where we must know how to waste time...

The training of children is a profession, where we must know how to waste time...

The body politic, as well as the human body, begins to die as soon as...

The body politic, as well as the human body, begins to die as soon as...

Absolute silence leads to sadness. It is the image of death.

Absolute silence leads to sadness. It is the image of death.

Dying is easy, it's living that scares me to death.

Dying is easy, it's living that scares me to death.

We get into the habit of living before acquiring the habit of thinking. In that...

We get into the habit of living before acquiring the habit of thinking. In that...