Men become civilized not in proportion to their willingness to believe but in proportion to their readiness to doubt.

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The best thing to do with the best things in life is to give them up.

The best thing to do with the best things in life is to give them up.

History is an account mostly false of events mostly unimportant which are brought about by rulers m

History is an account, mostly false, of events, mostly unimportant, which are brought about by rulers, mostly knaves, and soldiers, mostly fools.

The covers of this book are too far apart.

The covers of this book are too far apart.

Faith: Belief without evidence in what is told by one who speaks without knowledge of things withou

Faith: Belief without evidence in what is told by one who speaks without knowledge of things without parallel.

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    The natural thing, my lord, men and women joined.

    The natural thing, my lord, men and women joined.

    More men die of jealousy than of cancer.

    More men die of jealousy than of cancer.

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