Our country is that spot to which our heart is bound.

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All sects differ, because they come from men; morality is everywhere the same, because it...

All sects differ, because they come from men; morality is everywhere the same, because it...

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...

The true triumph of reason is that it enables us to get along with those...

The true triumph of reason is that it enables us to get along with those...

In every author let us distinguish the man from his works.

In every author let us distinguish the man from his works.

The truths of religion are never so well understood as by those who have lost...

The truths of religion are never so well understood as by those who have lost...

Time, which alone makes the reputation of men, ends by making their defects respectable.

Time, which alone makes the reputation of men, ends by making their defects respectable.

All murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of...

All murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of...

Everything's fine today, that is our illusion.

Everything's fine today, that is our illusion.

Doctors are men who prescribe medicines of which they know little, to cure diseases of...

Doctors are men who prescribe medicines of which they know little, to cure diseases of...

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...

The best is the enemy of the good.

The best is the enemy of the good.

What most persons consider as virtue, after the age of 40 is simply a loss...

What most persons consider as virtue, after the age of 40 is simply a loss...

No problem can withstand the assault of sustained thinking.

No problem can withstand the assault of sustained thinking.

The mouth obeys poorly when the heart murmurs.

The mouth obeys poorly when the heart murmurs.

Madness is to think of too many things in succession too fast, or of one...

Madness is to think of too many things in succession too fast, or of one...

By appreciation, we make excellence in others our own property.

By appreciation, we make excellence in others our own property.

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

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

Doubt is uncomfortable, certainty is ridiculous.

Doubt is uncomfortable, certainty is ridiculous.

And so you see I have come to doubt ~~ All that I once held...

And so you see I have come to doubt ~~ All that I once held...

There is nothing more dreadful than the habit of doubt. Doubt separates people. It is...

There is nothing more dreadful than the habit of doubt. Doubt separates people. It is...