Opinion has caused more trouble on this little earth than plagues or earthquakes.

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

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

Now, now my good man, this is no time for making enemies.

Now, now my good man, this is no time for making enemies.

Divorce is probably of nearly the same date as marriage. I believe, however, that marriage...

Divorce is probably of nearly the same date as marriage. I believe, however, that marriage...

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.

Anyone who seeks to destroy the passions instead of controlling them is trying to play...

Anyone who seeks to destroy the passions instead of controlling them is trying to play...

It is better to risk saving a guilty man than to condemn an innocent one.

It is better to risk saving a guilty man than to condemn an innocent one.

Prejudices are what fools use for reason.

Prejudices are what fools use for reason.

He is a hard man who is only just, and a sad one who is...

He is a hard man who is only just, and a sad one who is...

The little may contrast with the great, in painting, but cannot be said to be...

The little may contrast with the great, in painting, but cannot be said to be...

We have a natural right to make use of our pens as of our tongues,...

We have a natural right to make use of our pens as of our tongues,...

Meditation is the dissolution of thoughts in Eternal awareness or Pure consciousness without objectification, knowing...

Meditation is the dissolution of thoughts in Eternal awareness or Pure consciousness without objectification, knowing...

Work is often the father of pleasure.

Work is often the father of pleasure.

Tears are the silent language of grief.

Tears are the silent language of grief.

This self-love is the instrument of our preservation; it resembles the provision for the perpetuity...

This self-love is the instrument of our preservation; it resembles the provision for the perpetuity...

We cannot wish for that we know not.

We cannot wish for that we know not.

It is far better to be silent than merely to increase the quantity of bad...

It is far better to be silent than merely to increase the quantity of bad...

Common sense is not so common.

Common sense is not so common.

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.

My life is a struggle.

My life is a struggle.

There are truths which are not for all men, nor for all times.

There are truths which are not for all men, nor for all times.