Think for yourself and let others enjoy the privilege of doing so too.
VOLTAIREFaith consists in believing what reason cannot.
More Voltaire Quotes
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It is not more surprising to be born twice than once; everything in nature is resurrection.
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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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Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers.
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It is better to risk saving a guilty person than to condemn an innocent one.
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Love truth, but pardon error.
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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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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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It is not inequality which is the real misfortune, it is dependence.
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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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Doubt is an uncomfortable condition, but certainty is a ridiculous one.
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We are rarely proud when we are alone.
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It is hard to free fools from the chains they revere.
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The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their power to harm us.
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To hold a pen is to be at war.
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Men are equal; it is not birth but virtue that makes the difference.
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