Quote #80
History is the lie commonly agreed upon.
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- God created sex. Priests created marriage.
- I decided to be happy, it is excellent for one's health.
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- I was only abused by lawyers twice in my life - once when I was sued by one and once when I hired one.
- Appreciation is a wonderful thing: It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.
- If you see a Swiss banker jumping out of a window, follow him, there is sure to be 10% profit in it.
- Il est defendu de tuer; tout meurtrier est puni, a moins qu'il n'ait tue en grande compagnie, et au son des trompettes.
- Is it any wonder that there are atheists in the world, when the church behaves so abominably?