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In earlier religions the spirit of the time was expressed through the individual and confirmed by miracles. In modern religions the spirit is expressed through the many and confirmed by reason.

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Atheism is the last word of theism.
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Oh, what lies there are in kisses.
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Every man, either to his terror or consolation, has some sense of religion.
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I fell asleep reading a dull book and dreamed I kept on reading, so I awoke from sheer boredom.
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The men of action are, after all, only the unconscious instruments of the men of thought.
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Ask me not what I have, but what I am.
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Woman is at once apple and serpent.
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Be entirely tolerant or not at all follow the good path or the evil one. To stand at the crossroads requires more strength than you possess.
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