Madness is to think of too many things in succession too fast, or of one thing too exclusively.
VOLTAIRECommon sense is not so common.
More Voltaire Quotes
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It is hard to free fools from the chains they revere.
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Every man is guilty of all the good he did not do.
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Think for yourself and let others enjoy the privilege of doing so too.
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Men are equal; it is not birth but virtue that makes the difference.
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If you want to know who controls you, look at who you are not allowed to criticize.
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Religion began when the first scoundrel met the first fool.
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Don’t think money does everything or you are going to end up doing everything for money.
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It is not enough to conquer; one must learn to seduce.
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I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: Oh Lord, make my enemies ridiculous. And God granted it.
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Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers.
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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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Let us read, and let us dance; these two amusements will never do any harm to the world.
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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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Liberty of thought is the life of the soul.
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He must be very ignorant for he answers every question he is asked.
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