Opinions have caused more ills than the plague or earthquakes on this little globe of ours.
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Doubt is an uncomfortable condition, but certainty is a ridiculous one.
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Opinions have caused more ills than the plague or earthquakes on this little globe of ours.
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Liberty of thought is the life of the soul.
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She blushed and so did he. She greeted him in a faltering voice, and he spoke to her without knowing what he was saying.
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The more a man knows, the less he talks.
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To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid – one must also be polite.
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Prejudices are what fools use for reason.
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Is politics nothing other than the art of deliberately lying?
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Think for yourself and let others enjoy the privilege of doing so too.
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In every province, the chief occupations, in order of importance, are lovemaking, malicious gossip, and talking nonsense.
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Dare to think for yourself.
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Men argue. Nature acts.
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The happiest of all lives is a busy solitude.
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I loved him as we always love for the first time; with idolatry and wild passion.
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To the living we owe respect, but to the dead we owe only the truth.
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One great use of words is to hide our thoughts.
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