I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: Oh Lord, make my enemies ridiculous. And God grante
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History should be written as philosophy.
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It is clear that the individual who persecutes a man, his brother, because he is not of the same opinion, is a monster.
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By what incomprehensible mechanism are our organs held in subjection to sentiment and thought? How is it that a single melancholy idea shall disturb t...
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All men are born with a nose and ten fingers, but no one was born with a knowledge of God.
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The perfect is the enemy of the good.
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One day everything will be well, that is our hope. Everything's fine today, that is our illusion
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Quand celui à qui l'on parle ne comprend pas et celui qui parle ne se comprend pas, c'est de la métaphysiqueWhen he to whom a person speaks does not u...
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The discovery of what is true and the practice of that which is good are the two most important aims of philosophy.
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The discovery of what is true and the practice of that which is good are the two most important objects of philosophy.
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I do not know by what power I think; but well I know that I should never have thought without the assistance of my senses. That there are immaterial a...
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I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: Oh Lord, make my enemies ridiculous. And God granted it.", May 16, 1767)
