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If men were born free, they would, so long as they remained free, form no conception of good and evil
I would warn you that I do not attribute to nature either beauty or deformity, order or confusion. Only in relation to our imagination can things be called beautiful or ugly, well-ordered or confused
I have made a ceaseless effort not to ridicule, not to bewail, not to scorn human actions, but to understand them
I do not know how to teach philosophy without becoming a disturber of established religion
I call him free who is led solely by reason
He alone is free who lives with free consent under the entire guidance of reason
Happiness is a virtue, not its reward
Freedom is absolutely necessary for the progress in science and the liberal arts
For peace is not mere absence of war, but is a virtue that springs from, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice
Fear cannot be without hope nor hope without fear
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
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On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
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