Nature never deceives us; it is always we who deceive ourselves.
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The imagination which causes so many ravages among us, never speaks to the heart of savages.
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Nature never deceives us; it is always we who deceive ourselves.
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I perceive God everywhere in His works. I sense Him in me; I see Him all around me.
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What good would it be to possess the whole universe if one were its only survivor?
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To be sane in a world of madman is in itself madness.
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The first man, who, after enclosing a piece of ground, took it into his head to say, This is mine, and found people simple enough to believe him, was the true founder of civil society.
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I may be no better, but at least I am different.
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Man’s first law is to watch over his own preservation; his first care he owes to himself; and as soon as he reaches the age of reason, he becomes the only judge of the best means to preserve himself; he becomes his own master.
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To renounce liberty is to renounce being a man, to surrender the rights of humanity and even its duties.
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If there were a nation of Gods, it would govern itself democratically. A government so perfect is not suited to men.
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If force compels obedience, there is no need to invoke a duty to obey, and if force ceases to compel obedience, there is no longer any obligation.
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The imagination which causes so many ravages among us, never speaks to the heart of savages.
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Oh, man! Live your own life and no longer be wretched!
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It is too difficult to think nobly when one thinks only of earning a living.
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However great a man’s natural talent may be, the act of writing cannot be learned all at once.
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We cannot teach children the danger of lying to men without feeling as men, the greater danger of lying to children.
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Being wealthy isn’t just a question of having lots of money. It’s a question of what we want. Wealth isn’t an absolute, it’s relative to desire. Every time we seek something that we can’t afford, we can be counted as poor, how much money we may actually have.
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