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/ page 1164 of 1205 /It is better to risk saving a guilty man than to condemn an innocent one.
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The true triumph of reason is that it enables us to get along with those who do not possess it.
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I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: 'O Lord make my enemies ridiculous.' And God granted it.
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In general, the art of government consists of taking as much money as possible from one class of citizens to give to another.
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The first step, my son, which one makes in the world, is the one on which depends the rest of our days.
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Very learned women are to be found, in the same manner as female warriors; but they are seldom or ever inventors.
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Tears are the silent language of grief.
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No problem can withstand the assault of sustained thinking.
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What a heavy burden is a name that has become too famous.
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The truths of religion are never so well understood as by those who have lost the power of reason.
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The instruction we find in books is like fire. We fetch it from our neighbours, kindle it at home, communicate it to others, and it becomes the property of all.
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The sovereign is called a tyrant who knows no laws but his caprice.
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Clever tyrants are never punished.
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It is one of the superstitions of the human mind to have imagined that virginity could be a virtue.
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The husband who decides to surprise his wife is often very much surprised himself.
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Man is free at the moment he wishes to be.
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To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid, you must also be well-mannered.
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I am very fond of truth, but not at all of martyrdom.
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To the wicked, everything serves as pretext.
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To hold a pen is to be at war.
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