Men use thought only as authority for their injustice, and employ speech only to conceal their thoughts.
VOLTAIREBehind every successful man stands a surprised mother-in-law.
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The secret of being a bore is to tell everything.
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Ice-cream is exquisite. What a pity it isn’t illegal.
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Minds differ still more than faces.
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He must be very ignorant for he answers every question he is asked.
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To hold a pen is to be at war.
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The comfort of the rich depends upon an abundant supply of the poor
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Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.
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I have wanted to kill myself a hundred times, but somehow I am still in love with life.
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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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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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Our labour preserves us from three great evils – weariness, vice, and want.
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The only way to comprehend what mathematicians mean by Infinity is to contemplate the extent of human stupidity.
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Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers.
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Reading nurtures the soul, and an enlightened friend brings it solace.
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Behind every successful man stands a surprised mother-in-law.
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