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No idea can succeed except at the expense of sacrifice; no one ever escapes without enduring strain from the struggle of life.

~Ernest Renan

Topics: Enduring Escapes Ever Except Expense Idea Life No Idea Sacrifice Strain Struggle Succeed Without

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God, if there is a God, take my soul, if I have a soul.

~Ernest Renan

Topics: God My Soul Soul Take

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Communism is in conflict with human nature.

~Ernest Renan

Topics: Communism Conflict Human Human Nature Nature

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The simplest schoolboy is now familiar with truths for which Archimedes would have sacrificed his life.

~Ernest Renan

Topics: Familiar His Life Now Sacrificed Schoolboy Simplest Truths Which Would

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All history is incomprehensible without Christ.

~Ernest Renan

Topics: Christ History Incomprehensible Without

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To conceive the good, in fact, is not sufficient; it must be made to succeed among men. To accomplish this less pure paths must be followed.

~Ernest Renan

Topics: Accomplish Among Conceive Fact Followed Good In Fact Less Made Men Must Paths Pure Succeed Sufficient

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The liberty of the individual is a necessary postulate of human progress.

~Ernest Renan

Topics: Human Human Progress Individual Liberty Necessary Progress

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Religion is not a popular error; it is a great instinctive truth, sensed by the people, expressed by the people.

~Ernest Renan

Topics: By The People Error Expressed Great Instinctive People Popular Religion Sensed Truth

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As a rule, all heroism is due to a lack of reflection, and thus it is necessary to maintain a mass of imbeciles. If they once understand themselves the ruling men will be lost.

~Ernest Renan

Topics: Due Heroism Lack Lost Maintain Mass Men Necessary Once Reflection Rule Ruling Themselves Thus Understand Will

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Man makes holy what he believes.

~Ernest Renan

Topics: Believes He Holy Makes Man

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Biography

Nationality: French

Type: Philosopher

Born: February 28th, 1823

Died: October 12th, 1892

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