I know many books which have bored their readers, but I know of none which has done real evil.
VOLTAIREI would rather obey a fine lion, much stronger than myself, than two hundred rats of my own species.
More Voltaire Quotes
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God is a circle whose center is everywhere and circumference nowhere.
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Let us cultivate our garden.
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Ice-cream is exquisite. What a pity it isn’t illegal.
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He must be very ignorant for he answers every question he is asked.
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If we do not find anything very pleasant, at least we shall find something new.
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Common sense is not so common.
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The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their power to harm us.
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I have chosen to be happy because it is good for my health.
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Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.
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It is with books as with men: a very small number play a great part.
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It is better to risk saving a guilty person than to condemn an innocent one.
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Doubt is an uncomfortable condition, but certainty is a ridiculous one.
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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.
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I have wanted to kill myself a hundred times, but somehow I am still in love with life.
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Life 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.
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