The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their power to harm us.
VOLTAIREThose who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.
More Voltaire Quotes
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Religion began when the first scoundrel met the first fool.
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To the living we owe respect, but to the dead we owe only the truth.
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Every man is a creature of the age in which he lives and few are able to raise themselves above the ideas of the time.
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I have chosen to be happy because it is good for my health.
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Common sense is not so common.
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Think for yourself and let others enjoy the privilege of doing so too.
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Injustice in the end produces independence.
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Behind every successful man stands a surprised mother-in-law.
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Love is a canvas furnished by Nature and embroidered by imagination.
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When it is a question of money, everybody is of the same religion.
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Liberty of thought is the life of the soul.
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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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Prejudices are what fools use for reason.
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Despite the enormous quantity of books, how few people read! And if one reads profitably, one would realize how much stupid stuff the vulgar herd is content to swallow every day.
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It is far better to be silent than merely to increase the quantity of bad books.
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