God is a circle whose center is everywhere and circumference nowhere.
VOLTAIREThe 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.
More Voltaire Quotes
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Reading nurtures the soul, and an enlightened friend brings it solace.
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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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Common sense is not so common.
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It is with books as with men: a very small number play a great part.
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Doubt is an uncomfortable condition, but certainty is a ridiculous one.
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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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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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We are rarely proud when we are alone.
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Fools have a habit of believing that everything written by a famous author is admirable. For my part I read only to please myself and like only what suits my taste.
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Cherish those who seek the truth but beware of those who find it.
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If God created us in his own image, we have more than reciprocated.
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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.
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The happiest of all lives is a busy solitude.
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I don’t know where I am going, but I am on my way.
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Don’t think money does everything or you are going to end up doing everything for money.
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