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Emotions Have Taught Mankind To Reason.

Necessity Relieves Us From The Embarrassment Of Choice.

The Common Excuse For Those Bringing Misfortune On Others Is That They Desire Their Good.

A New Principle Is An Inexhaustible Source Of New Views.

The Maxim That Men Are Not To Be Praised Before Their Death Was Invented By Envy And Too Lightly Adopted By Philosophers. I, On The Contrary, Maintain That They Ought To Be Praised In Their Lifetime If They Merit It; But Jealousy And Calumny, Roused Against Their Virtue Or Their Talent, Labour To Degrade Them If Any One Ventures To Bear Testimony To Them. It Is Unjust Criticism That They Should Fear To Hazard, Not Sincere Praise.