God is a comedian playing to an audience that is too afraid to laugh.
VOLTAIREIf God created us in his own image, we have more than reciprocated.
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The only way to comprehend what mathematicians mean by Infinity is to contemplate the extent of human stupidity.
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Discord is the great ill of mankind; and tolerance is the only remedy for it.
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It is not more surprising to be born twice than once; everything in nature is resurrection.
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Let us read, and let us dance; these two amusements will never do any harm to the world.
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If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him.
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She blushed and so did he. She greeted him in a faltering voice, and he spoke to her without knowing what he was saying.
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If God created us in his own image, we have more than reciprocated.
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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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May God defend me from my friends: I can defend myself from my enemies.
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Men use thought only as authority for their injustice, and employ speech only to conceal their thoughts.
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It is not inequality which is the real misfortune, it is dependence.
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Our labour preserves us from three great evils – weariness, vice, and want.
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If you have two religions in your land, the two will cut each other’s throats; but if you have thirty religions, they will dwell in peace.
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History never repeats itself. Man always does.
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The art of medicine consists of amusing the patient while nature cures the disease.
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