Sometimes we are less unhappy in being deceived by those we love, than in being undeceived by them.
VOLTAIRELife is thickly sown with thorns, and I know no other remedy than to pass quickly through them. The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their power to harm us.
More Voltaire Quotes
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Ice-cream is exquisite. What a pity it isn’t illegal.
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Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers.
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I don’t know where I am going, but I am on my way.
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Despite the enormous quantity of books, how few people read! And if one reads profitably, one would realize how much stupid stuff the vulgar herd is content to swallow every day.
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Let us cultivate our garden.
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Behind every successful man stands a surprised mother-in-law.
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Madness is to think of too many things in succession too fast, or of one thing too exclusively.
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The discovery of what is true and the practice of that which is good are the two most important aims of philosophy.
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Prejudices are what fools use for reason.
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Each player must accept the cards life deals him or her; but once they are in hand, he or she alone must decide how to play the cards in order to win the game.
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It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets.
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Love is a canvas furnished by Nature and embroidered by imagination.
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May God defend me from my friends: I can defend myself from my enemies.
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Think for yourself and let others enjoy the privilege of doing so too.
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If God created us in his own image, we have more than reciprocated.
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