The Holy Roman Empire is neither Holy, nor Roman, nor an Empire.

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We must cultivate our own garden. When man was put in the garden of Eden...

We must cultivate our own garden. When man was put in the garden of Eden...

The infinitely little have a pride infinitely great.

The infinitely little have a pride infinitely great.

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.

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,...

Prejudice is an opinion without judgment

Prejudice is an opinion without judgment

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,...

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.

Nothing can be more contrary to religion and the clergy than reason and common sense.

Nothing can be more contrary to religion and the clergy than reason and common sense.

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 multitude of books is making us ignorant.

The multitude of books is making us ignorant.

Friendship is the marriage of the soul, and this marriage is liable to divorce.

Friendship is the marriage of the soul, and this marriage is liable to divorce.

Ice-cream is exquisite - what a pity it isn't illegal.

Ice-cream is exquisite - what a pity it isn't illegal.

The secret of being a bore... is to tell everything.

The secret of being a bore... is to tell everything.

A woman can keep one secret - the secret of her age.

A woman can keep one secret - the secret of her age.

It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large...

It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large...

The public is a ferocious beast; one must either chain it or flee from it.

The public is a ferocious beast; one must either chain it or flee from it.

Satire lies about literary men while they live and eulogy lies about them when they...

Satire lies about literary men while they live and eulogy lies about them when they...

Repose is a good thing, but boredom is its brother

Repose is a good thing, but boredom is its brother

Love fed fat soon turns to boredom

Love fed fat soon turns to boredom

Boredom: the desire for desires

Boredom: the desire for desires