I have only made this letter rather long because I have not had time to make it shorter.
Je n'ai fait celle-ci plus longue que parceque je n'ai pas eu le loisir de la faire plus courte.
Original text (French)
Original text (French)
Christian piety annihilates the egotism of the heart; worldly politeness veils and represses it.
Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it conscientiously.
I would have written a shorter letter, but I did not have the time.
Force and not opinion is the queen of the world; but it is opinion that uses the force.
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