Our wretched species is so made that those who walk on the well-trodden path always throw stones at those who are showing a new road.
VOLTAIREMeditation is the dissolution of thoughts in Eternal awareness or Pure consciousness without objectification, knowing without thinking, merging finitude in infinity.
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Uncertainty is an uncomfortable position. But certainty is an absurd one.
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No opinion is worth burning your neighbor for.
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Injustice in the end produces independence.
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History never repeats itself. Man always does.
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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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One great use of words is to hide our thoughts.
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Common sense is not so common.
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I loved him as we always love for the first time; with idolatry and wild passion.
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To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid – one must also be polite.
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It is with books as with men: a very small number play a great part.
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Prejudices are what fools use for reason.
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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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Liberty of thought is the life of the soul.
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Our labour preserves us from three great evils – weariness, vice, and want.
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Ice-cream is exquisite. What a pity it isn’t illegal.
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