Life is thickly sown with thorns, and I know no other remedy than to pass quickly through them. The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their power to harm us.
VOLTAIREEvery 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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It is clear that the individual who persecutes a man, his brother, because he is not of the same opinion, is a monster.
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Men use thought only as authority for their injustice, and employ speech only to conceal their thoughts.
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Reading nurtures the soul, and an enlightened friend brings it solace.
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I have chosen to be happy because it is good for my health.
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The comfort of the rich depends upon an abundant supply of the poor
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Man is free at the instant he wants to be.
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The happiest of all lives is a busy solitude.
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Prejudices are what fools use for reason.
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Behind every successful man stands a surprised mother-in-law.
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Let us cultivate our garden.
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Appreciation is a wonderful thing. It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.
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If we do not find anything very pleasant, at least we shall find something new.
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I don’t know where I am going, but I am on my way.
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Discord is the great ill of mankind; and tolerance is the only remedy for it.
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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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