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" Gratitude is a burden, and every burden is made to be shaken off. "

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" There is no moral precept that does not have something inconvenient about it. "

" The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has killed a great many philosophers. "

" When science, art, literature, and philosophy are simply the manifestation of personality they are on a level where glorious and dazzling achievements are possible, which can make a man's name live for thousands of years. "

" The blood of Jesus Christ can cover a multitude of sins, it seems to me. "

" There are three principal means of acquiring knowledge... observation of nature, reflection, and experimentation. Observation collects facts; reflection combines them; experimentation verifies the result of that combination. "

" Only passions, great passions can elevate the soul to great things. "

" There are things I can't force. I must adjust. There are times when the greatest change needed is a change of my viewpoint. "

" If there is one realm in which it is essential to be sublime, it is in wickedness. You spit on a petty thief, but you can't deny a kind of respect for the great criminal. "

" Justice is the first virtue of those who command, and stops the complaints of those who obey. "

" No man has received from nature the right to command his fellow human beings. "

" The pit of a theatre is the one place where the tears of virtuous and wicked men alike are mingled. "

" There is no kind of harassment that a man may not inflict on a woman with impunity in civilized societies. "

" Power acquired by violence is only a usurpation, and lasts only as long as the force of him who commands prevails over that of those who obey. "

" If you want me to believe in God, you must make me touch him. "

" Genius is present in every age, but the men carrying it within them remain benumbed unless extraordinary events occur to heat up and melt the mass so that it flows forth. "

" It is very important not to mistake hemlock for parsley, but to believe or not believe in God is not important at all. "

" The best doctor is the one you run to and can't find. "

" Bad company is as instructive as licentiousness. One makes up for the loss of one's innocence with the loss of one's prejudices. "

" There is only one passion, the passion for happiness. "

" Gaiety is a quality of ordinary men. Genius always presupposes some disorder in the machine. "

" We swallow greedily any lie that flatters us, but we sip only little by little at a truth we find bitter. "

" Watch out for the fellow who talks about putting things in order! Putting things in order always means getting other people under your control. "

" When superstition is allowed to perform the task of old age in dulling the human temperament, we can say goodbye to all excellence in poetry, in painting, and in music. "

" Pithy sentences are like sharp nails which force truth upon our memory. "

" Every man has his dignity. I'm willing to forget mine, but at my own discretion and not when someone else tells me to. "

" In order to shake a hypothesis, it is sometimes not necessary to do anything more than push it as far as it will go. "

" Good music is very close to primitive language. "

" Our observation of nature must be diligent, our reflection profound, and our experiments exact. We rarely see these three means combined; and for this reason, creative geniuses are not common. "

" Although a man may wear fine clothing, if he lives peacefully; and is good, self-possessed, has faith and is pure; and if he does not hurt any living being, he is a holy man. "