I would rather obey a fine lion, much stronger than myself, than two hundred rats of my own species.
VOLTAIREThe only way to comprehend what mathematicians mean by Infinity is to contemplate the extent of human stupidity.
More Voltaire Quotes
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If we do not find anything very pleasant, at least we shall find something new.
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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 not more surprising to be born twice than once; everything in nature is resurrection.
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Liberty of thought is the life of the soul.
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I don’t know where I am going, but I am on my way.
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Dare to think for yourself.
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The human brain is a complex organ with the wonderful power of enabling man to find reasons for continuing to believe whatever it is that he wants to believe.
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It is hard to free fools from the chains they revere.
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It is not enough to conquer; one must learn to seduce.
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We are rarely proud when we are alone.
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Our wretched species is so made that those who walk on the well-trodden path always throw stones at those who are showing a new road.
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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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It is an infantile superstition of the human spirit that virginity would be thought a virtue and not the barrier that separates ignorance from knowledge.
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To hold a pen is to be at war.
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Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.
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