Our wretched species is so made that those who walk on the well-trodden path always throw stones at those who are showing a new road.
VOLTAIREWhen a man is in love, jealous, and just whipped by the Inquisition, he is no longer himself.
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There are truths which are not for all men, nor for all times.
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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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If we do not find anything very pleasant, at least we shall find something new.
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If God created us in his own image, we have more than reciprocated.
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Appreciation is a wonderful thing. It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.
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Man is free at the instant he wants to be.
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Despite the enormous quantity of books, how few people read! And if one reads profitably, one would realize how much stupid stuff the vulgar herd is content to swallow every day.
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To the living we owe respect, but to the dead we owe only the truth.
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Our labour preserves us from three great evils – weariness, vice, and want.
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Dare to think for yourself.
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The art of medicine consists of amusing the patient while nature cures the disease.
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Perfect is the enemy of good.
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Ice-cream is exquisite. What a pity it isn’t illegal.
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When a man is in love, jealous, and just whipped by the Inquisition, he is no longer himself.
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Minds differ still more than faces.
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