To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid – one must also be polite.
VOLTAIREThe 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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Men argue. Nature acts.
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When it is a question of money, everybody is of the same religion.
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To the living we owe respect, but to the dead we owe only the truth.
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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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We are rarely proud when we are alone.
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It is not more surprising to be born twice than once; everything in nature is resurrection.
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May God defend me from my friends: I can defend myself from my enemies.
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Let us cultivate our garden.
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Man is free at the instant he wants to be.
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The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their power to harm us.
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Perfect is the enemy of good.
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Sensual pleasure passes and vanishes, but the friendship between us, the mutual confidence, the delight of the heart, the enchantment of the soul, these things do not perish and can never be destroyed.
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The human brain is a complex organ with the wonderful power of enabling man to find reasons for continuing to believe whatever it is that he wants to believe.
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I have chosen to be happy because it is good for my health.
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When a man is in love, jealous, and just whipped by the Inquisition, he is no longer himself.
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