I know many books which have bored their readers, but I know of none which has done real evil.
VOLTAIREDiscord is the great ill of mankind; and tolerance is the only remedy for it.
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Sensual pleasure passes and vanishes, but the friendship between us, the mutual confidence, the delight of the heart, the enchantment of the soul, these things do not perish and can never be destroyed.
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Dare to think for yourself.
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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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It is far better to be silent than merely to increase the quantity of bad books.
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The more a man knows, the less he talks.
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It is hard to free fools from the chains they revere.
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Perfect is the enemy of good.
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Cherish those who seek the truth but beware of those who find it.
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We never live; we are always in the expectation of living.
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Meditation is the dissolution of thoughts in Eternal awareness or Pure consciousness without objectification, knowing without thinking, merging finitude in infinity.
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The comfort of the rich depends upon an abundant supply of the poor
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Let us read, and let us dance; these two amusements will never do any harm to the world.
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Think for yourself and let others enjoy the privilege of doing so too.
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Prejudices are what fools use for reason.
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We are rarely proud when we are alone.
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