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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 grante
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"In the beginning God created man in His own image, and man has been trying to repay the favor ever since.
"If God created us in his own image, we have more than reciprocated.")
"He was a great patriot, a humanitarian, a loyal friend- provided of course he really is dead.
"God is a circle whose center is everywhere and circumference nowhere.
"Faith consists in believing when it is beyond the power of reason to believe. It is not enough that a thing be possible for it to be believed.
"All men are born with a nose and ten fingers, but no one was born with a knowledge of God.
"If God created us in his own image, we have more than reciproc
"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...
"S'il n'existait pas Dieu il faudrait l'inventer." (If God did not exist he would have to be invented.)
"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)
"Morality is everywhere the same for all men, therefore it comes from God; sects differ, therefore they are the work of men.
"If this is the best of possible worlds, what then are the others?
"If they're from the village, you take them to the inn. If they're from the city, you treat them with respect when they are beautiful and throw them on...
"What a pessimist you are!" exclaimed Candide."That is because I know what life is," said Martin.