"Where religion speaks, reason has only a right to hear."

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“Can princes born in palaces be sensible of the misery of those who dwell in cottages?”

“Religion has nothing more to fear than not being sufficiently understood.”

“It is having in some measure a sort of wit to know how to use the wit of others.”

“To make good use of life, one should have in youth the experience of advanced years, and in old age the vigor of youth.”

“Reason shows us our duty; he who can make us love our duty is more powerful than reason itself.”

“Long ailments wear out pain, and long hopes joy.”

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