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Honor Is Unknown In Despotic States.

We Ought To Be Very Cautious In The Prosecution Of Magic And Heresy. The Attempt To Put Down These Two Crimes May Be Extremely Perilous To Liberty, And May Be The Origin Of A Number Of Petty Acts Of Tyranny If The Legislator Be Not On His Guard; For As Such An Accusation Does Not Bear Directly On The Overt Acts Of A Citizen, But Refers To The Idea We Entertain Of His Character.

With Truths Of A Certain Kind, It Is Not Enough To Make Them Appear Convincing: One Must Also Make Them Felt. Of Such Kind Are Moral Truths.

In The Matter Of Dress One Should Always Keep Below One's Ability.

What Unhappy Beings Men Are! They Constantly Waver Between False Hopes And Silly Fears, And Instead Of Relying On Reason They Create Monsters To Frighten Themselves With, And Phantoms Which Lead Them Astray.