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Absolute silence leads to sadness. It is the image of death.

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Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.

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The world of reality has its limits; the world of imagination is boundless.

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What wisdom can you find that is greater than kindness?

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Man was born free, and he is everywhere in chains.

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Insults are the arguments employed by those who are in the wrong.

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Whoever blushes is already guilty; true innocence is ashamed of nothing.

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No man has any natural authority over his fellow men.

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Every man has the right to risk his own life in order to preserve it. Has it ever been said that a man who throws himself out the window to escape from a fire is guilty of suicide?

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I have always said and felt that true enjoyment can not be described.

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Biography

Nationality: French

Type: Philosopher

Born: June 28th, 1712

Died: July 2nd, 1778

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