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

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" The possibility of divorce renders both marriage partners stricter in their observance of the duties they owe to each other. Divorces help to improve morals and to increase the population. "

" The general interest of the masses might take the place of the insight of genius if it were allowed freedom of action. "

" To attempt the destruction of our passions is the height of folly. What a noble aim is that of the zealot who tortures himself like a madman in order to desire nothing, love nothing, feel nothing, and who, if he succeeded, would end up a complete monster! "

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

" The best mannered people make the most absurd lovers. "

" The infant runs toward it with its eyes closed, the adult is stationary, the old man approaches it with his back turned. "

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

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

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

" All abstract sciences are nothing but the study of relations between signs. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

" Disturbances in society are never more fearful than when those who are stirring up the trouble can use the pretext of religion to mask their true designs. "

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

" It is said that desire is a product of the will, but the converse is in fact true: will is a product of desire. "

" Patriotism is an ephemeral motive that scarcely ever outlasts the particular threat to society that aroused it. "

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

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

" We are all instruments endowed with feeling and memory. Our senses are so many strings that are struck by surrounding objects and that also frequently strike themselves. "

" One declaims endlessly against the passions; one imputes all of man's suffering to them. One forgets that they are also the source of all his pleasures. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" Good music is very close to primitive language. "