History never repeats itself. Man always does.
It is the first law of friendship that it has to be cultivated. The second is to be indulgent when the first law is neglected.
If you want to kill Christianity you must abolish Sunday.
Perfection is attained by slow degrees; it requires the hand of time.
Our priests are not what a silly populace supposes; all their learning consists in our credulity.
The Bible. That is what fools have written, what imbeciles commend, what rogues teach and young children are made to learn by heart.