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4485 Philosopher Quotes

It is one of the superstitions of the human mind to have imagined that virginity could be a virtue.

Superstition Human Imagine Virginity
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If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent Him.

God Exist Invent Necessary
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The secret of being a bore... is to tell everything.

Secret Bore Tell
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Chance is a word void of sense; nothing can exist without a cause.
Chance Void Sense Exist
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Who serves his country well has no need of ancestors.

Country Serve Well Ancestor
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Very often, say what you will, a knave is only a fool.
Often Say Knave Fool
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I know many books which have bored their readers, but I know of none which has done real evil.

Book Bored Readers Done
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Opinion has caused more trouble on this little earth than plagues or earthquakes.

Opinion Trouble Earth Plague
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It is not enough to conquer; one must learn to seduce.

Enough Conquer Learn Seduce
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Indeed, history is nothing more than a tableau of crimes and misfortunes.
Indeed History Tableau Crime
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To believe in God is impossible not to believe in Him is absurd.

Believe Impossible God Absurd
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Originality is nothing but judicious imitation. The most original writers borrowed one from another.

Originality Imitation Judicious Writers
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The best government is a benevolent tyranny tempered by an occasional assassination.

Best Government Benevolent Tyranny
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To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid, you must also be well-mannered.

Succeed World Stupid Well-mannered
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The world embarrasses me, and I cannot dream that this watch exists and has no watchmaker.
World Embarrasses Dream Watch
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The public is a ferocious beast; one must either chain it or flee from it.

Public Ferocious Beast Chain
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The safest course is to do nothing against one's conscience. With this secret, we can enjoy life and have no fear from death.

Safest Course Conscience Secret
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It is better to risk saving a guilty man than to condemn an innocent one.
Better Risk Guilty Man
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If God created us in his own image, we have more than reciprocated.
God Created Own.image Reciprocated
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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.

Never Prayer God Enemies
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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.

General Government Consist Money
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Use, do not abuse... neither abstinence nor excess ever renders man happy.

Use Abuse Abstinence Excess
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To hold a pen is to be at war.
Pen Hold War
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It is said that the present is pregnant with the future.

Said Present Pregnant Future
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Perfection is attained by slow degrees; it requires the hand of time.
Perfection Attained Slow Degrees
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He must be very ignorant for he answers every question he is asked.

Ignorant Answers Question
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We cannot always oblige; but we can always speak obligingly.

Always Oblige Speak
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Everything's fine today, that is our illusion,
Fine Today Illusion
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Let us read and let us dance - two amusements that will never do any harm to the world.

Read Dance Amusements Harm
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One great use of words is to hide our thoughts.

Words Great Hide Thoughts
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All the reasonings of men are not worth one sentiment of women.
Reasoning Men Worth Sentiment
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All styles are good except the tiresome kind.

Styles Good Tiresome Kind
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Paradise was made for tender hearts; hell, for loveless hearts.
Paradise Made Tender Heart
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Every one goes astray, but the least imprudent are they who repent the soonest.

One Astray Imprudent Repent
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Fear follows crime and is its punishment.

Fear Crime Punishment
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He shines in the second rank, who is eclipsed in the first.

Shrine Second Rank
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Clever tyrants are never punished.

Clever Tyrants Punished
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The ear is the avenue to the hear.

Ear Avenue Hear
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There are truths which are not for all men, nor for all times.

Truths Men Times
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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.

Women Learned Found Manner
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It is dangerous to be right in matters on which the established authorities are wrong.

Right Dangerous Matters Authorities
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No problem can withstand the assault of sustained thinking.

Problem Withstand Assault Thinking
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History is only the register of crimes and misfortunes.

History Register Crimes Misfortunes
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In every author let us distinguish the man from his works.
Every Author Distingush Man
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It takes a wise man to discover a wise man.

Wise Man Discover
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The wise man does not grow old, but ripens.
Wise Man Goes Grow
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So near is falsehood to truth that a wise man would do well not to trust himself on the narrow edge.

Falsehood Wise Man Trust
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Think like a wise man but communicate in the language of the people.

Think Man Communicate Language
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If suffering brings wisdom, I would wish to be less wise.
Suffering Wisdom Wish Wise
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Never once in my life did I ask God for success or wisdom or power or fame. I asked for wonder, and he gave it to me.

Ask God Never Success Power
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