The more a man knows, the less he talks.
VOLTAIREThe happiest of all lives is a busy solitude.
More Voltaire Quotes
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If God created us in his own image, we have more than reciprocated.
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If we do not find anything very pleasant, at least we shall find something new.
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Cherish those who seek the truth but beware of those who find it.
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The comfort of the rich depends upon an abundant supply of the poor
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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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If you want to know who controls you, look at who you are not allowed to criticize.
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I have chosen to be happy because it is good for my health.
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May God defend me from my friends: I can defend myself from my enemies.
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Men are equal; it is not birth but virtue that makes the difference.
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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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One day everything will be well, that is our hope. Everything’s fine today, that is our illusion.
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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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God is a circle whose center is everywhere and circumference nowhere.
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The discovery of what is true and the practice of that which is good are the two most important aims of philosophy.
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To the living we owe respect, but to the dead we owe only the truth.
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Love is a canvas furnished by Nature and embroidered by imagination.
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Common sense is not so common.
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Ice-cream is exquisite. What a pity it isn’t illegal.
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It is better to risk saving a guilty person than to condemn an innocent one.
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Injustice in the end produces independence.
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Let us cultivate our garden.
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History never repeats itself. Man always does.
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Think for yourself and let others enjoy the privilege of doing so too.
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Dare to think for yourself.
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I know many books which have bored their readers, but I know of none which has done real evil.
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It is not enough to conquer; one must learn to seduce.
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