Doubt is not a pleasant mental state, but certainty is a ridiculous one. Certainty Doubt is not a pleasant mental state, but certainty is a ridiculous one.
All people are equal, it is not birth, it is virtue alone that makes the difference. Equality All people are equal, it is not birth, it is virtue alone that makes the difference.
God is not on the side of the big battalions, but on the side of those who shoot best. God God is not on the side of the big battalions, but on the side of those who shoot best.
Marriage is the only adventure open to the cowardly. Marriage Marriage is the only adventure open to the cowardly.
Pleasure is the object, duty and the goal of all rational creatures. Pleasure Pleasure is the object, duty and the goal of all rational creatures.
We owe respect to the living. To the dead we owe only truth. Respectability We owe respect to the living. To the dead we owe only truth.
They use thought only to justify their injustices, and speech only to disguise their thoughts. Thoughts and Thinking They use thought only to justify their injustices, and speech only to disguise their thoughts.
The only way to compel men to speak good of us is to do it. Character The only way to compel men to speak good of us is to do it.
As long as people believe in absurdities they will continue to commit atrocities. Evil As long as people believe in absurdities they will continue to commit atrocities.
If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent Him. God If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent Him.
The art of medicine consists of amusing the patient while nature cures the disease. Medicine The art of medicine consists of amusing the patient while nature cures the disease.