The biggest reward for a thing well done is to have done it.
God gave us the gift of life; it is up to us to give ourselves the gift of living well.
I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: 'O Lord make my enemies ridiculous.' And God granted it.
It is the characteristic of the most stringent censorships that they give credibility to the opinions they attack.
Opinion has caused more trouble on this little earth than plagues or earthquakes.
Every man is a creature of the age in which he lives and few are able to raise themselves above the ideas of the time.
Think for yourselves and let others enjoy the privilege to do so, too.
A yawn may not be polite, but at least it is an honest opinion.
Sensual pleasure passes and vanishes, but the friendship between us, the mutual confidence, the delight of the heart, the enchantment of the soul, these things do not perish and can never be destroyed.
To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid, you must also be well-mannered.
I cannot imagine how the clockwork of the universe can exist without a clockmaker.
It is clear that the individual who persecutes a man, his brother, because he is not of the same opinion, is a monster.
The Bible. That is what fools have written, what imbeciles commend, what rogues teach and young children are made to learn by heart.
No opinion is worth burning your neighbor for.
Every man can educate himself. It's shameful to put one's mind into the hands of those whom you wouldn't entrust with your money. Dare to think for yourself.
As long as people believe in absurdities they will continue to commit atrocities.
God created sex. Priests created marriage.
The true triumph of reason is that it enables us to get along with those who do not possess it.
Work spares us from three evils: boredom, vice, and need.
The more you know, the less sure you are.
When you arise in the morning, give thanks for the morning light, for your life and strength. Give thanks for your food, and the joy of living. Tecumseh Appreciation is a wonderful thing; it makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.
The tyranny of the many would be when one body takes over the rights of others, and then exercises its power to change the laws in its favor.
Christianity is the most ridiculous, the most absurd and bloody religion that has ever infected the world.
Liberty of thought is the life of the soul.
One always speaks badly when one has nothing to say.
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