In order to shake a hypothesis, it is sometimes not necessary to do anything more than push it as far as it will go.

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It is very important not to mistake hemlock for parsley, but to believe or not believe in God is not important at all.

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Every man has his dignity. I'm willing to forget mine, but at my own discretion and not when someone else tells me to.

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The general interest of the masses might take the place of the insight of genius if it were allowed freedom of action.

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What has not been examined impartially has not been well examined. Skepticism is therefore the first step toward truth.

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Virtue is praised but hated. People run away from it, for it is ice-cold and in this world you must keep your feet warm.

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The infant runs toward it with its eyes closed, the adult is stationary, the old man approaches it with his back turned.

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There are things I can't force. I must adjust. There are times when the greatest change needed is a change of my viewpoint.

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Bad company is as instructive as licentiousness. One makes up for the loss of one's innocence with the loss of one's prejudices.

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Morals are in all countries the result of legislation and government; they are not African or Asian or European: they are good or bad.

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