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“To become a popular religion, it is only necessary for a superstition to enslave a philosophy.”
“It takes in reality only one to make a quarrel. It is useless for the sheep to pass resolutions in favor of vegetarianism, while the wolf remains of a different opinion.”
“I have never understood why it should be considered derogatory to the Creator to suppose that he has a sense of humour.”
“Many people believe that they are attracted by God, or by Nature, when they are only repelled by man.”
“It is useless for the sheep to pass resolutions in favor of vegetarianism, while the wolf remains of a different opinion.”
“Nobody is bored when he is trying to make something that is beautiful, or to discover something that is true.”
“Consciousness is a phase of mental life which arises in connection with the formation of new habits. When habit is formed, consciousness only interferes to spoil our performance.”
“We have enslaved the rest of the animal creation, and have treated our distant cousins in fur and feathers so badly that beyond doubt, if they were able to formulate a religion, they would depict the Devil in human form.”
“Events in the past may be roughly divided into those which probably never happened and those which do not matter.”
“We tolerate shapes in human beings that would horrify us if we saw them in a horse.”
“Worry is interest paid on trouble before it comes due.”
“Literature flourishes best when it is half a trade and half an art.”
“Originality is undetected plagiarism.”
“The soul is dyed with the color of its leisure thoughts.”
“Don't get up from the feast of life without paying for your share of it.”
“Democracy is only an experiment in government, and it has the obvious disadvantage of merely counting votes instead of weighing them.”