You have the army of mediocrities followed by the multitude of fools. As the mediocrities and the fools always form the immense majority, it is impossible for them to elect an intelligent government.

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We live always under the weight of the old and odious customs... of our barbarous ancestors.

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The essence of life is the smile of round female bottoms, under the shadow of cosmic boredom.

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It is the lives we encounter that make life worth living.

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Patriotism is a kind of religion; it is the egg from which wars are hatched.

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You've never lived until you've almost died. For those who have fought for it, life has a flavor the protected shall never know.

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Everything is false, everything is possible, everything is doubtful.

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Life is a slope. As long as you're going up you're always looking towards the top and you feel happy, but when you reach it, suddenly you can see the road going downhill and death at the end of it all. It's slow going up and quick going down.

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There is only one good thing in life, and that is love.

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Abstinence is the worst form of perversion.

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