Quote #35

L'homme est un roseau, le plus faible de la nature, mais c'est un roseau pensant. (347)

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  2. Man is only a disguise, a liar, a hypocrite, both to himself and to others. (377)
  3. Knowledge of physical science will not console me for ignorance of morality in time of affliction, but knowledge of morality will always co…
  4. Man is so made that if he is told often enough that he is a fool he believes it. (535)
  5. Justice is as much a matter of fashion as charm is. (309)
  6. Men spend their time chasing a ball or a hare; it is the very sport of kings. (141)
  7. Il n'est pas honteux pour l'homme de succomber sous la douleur et il est honteux de succomber sous le plaisir. (160)
  8. Nothing is so conformable to reason as to disavow reason. (272)

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