It is with books as with men: a very small number play a great part.
VOLTAIREDare to think for yourself.
More Voltaire Quotes
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No opinion is worth burning your neighbor for.
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Madness is to think of too many things in succession too fast, or of one thing too exclusively.
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He must be very ignorant for he answers every question he is asked.
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Common sense is not so common.
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It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets.
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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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Being unable to make people more reasonable, I preferred to be happy away from them.
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It is not enough to conquer; one must learn to seduce.
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The art of medicine consists of amusing the patient while nature cures the disease.
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In every province, the chief occupations, in order of importance, are lovemaking, malicious gossip, and talking nonsense.
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There are truths which are not for all men, nor for all times.
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Opinions have caused more ills than the plague or earthquakes on this little globe of ours.
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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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To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid – one must also be polite.
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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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