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Common sense is not so common.
The instruction we find in books is like fire. We fetch it from our neighbours, kindle it at home, communicate it to others, and it becomes the property of all.
History is only the register of crimes and misfortunes.
Indeed, history is nothing more than a tableau of crimes and misfortunes.
History should be written as philosophy.
The infinitely little have a pride infinitely great.
He was a great patriot, a humanitarian, a loyal friend provided, of course, he really is dead.
The little may contrast with the great, in painting, but cannot be said to be contrary to it. Oppositions of colors contrast but there are also colors contrary to each other, that is, which produce an ill effect because they shock the eye when brought very near it.
One great use of words is to hide our thoughts.
The best government is a benevolent tyranny tempered by an occasional assassination.