The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their power to harm us.
VOLTAIREThe longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their power to harm us.
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I would rather obey a fine lion, much stronger than myself, than two hundred rats of my own species.
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Discord is the great ill of mankind; and tolerance is the only remedy for it.
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Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers.
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Cherish those who seek the truth but beware of those who find it.
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Religion began when the first scoundrel met the first fool.
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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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It is not more surprising to be born twice than once; everything in nature is resurrection.
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It is with books as with men: a very small number play a great part.
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What is history? The lie that everyone agrees on.
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Love truth, but pardon error.
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One day everything will be well, that is our hope. Everything’s fine today, that is our illusion.
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Every man is guilty of all the good he did not do.
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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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Doubt is an uncomfortable condition, but certainty is a ridiculous one.
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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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