I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: Oh Lord, make my enemies ridiculous. And God granted it.
VOLTAIREIt is with books as with men: a very small number play a great part.
More Voltaire Quotes
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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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Think for yourself and let others enjoy the privilege of doing so too.
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I have chosen to be happy because it is good for my health.
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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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Cherish those who seek the truth but beware of those who find it.
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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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Love is a canvas furnished by Nature and embroidered by imagination.
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One great use of words is to hide our thoughts.
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I don’t know where I am going, but I am on my way.
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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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Our labour preserves us from three great evils – weariness, vice, and want.
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We are rarely proud when we are alone.
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The more a man knows, the less he talks.
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If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him.
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Injustice in the end produces independence.
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