When a man is in love, jealous, and just whipped by the Inquisition, he is no longer himself.
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More Voltaire Quotes
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Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers.
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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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Uncertainty is an uncomfortable position. But certainty is an absurd one.
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The discovery of what is true and the practice of that which is good are the two most important aims of philosophy.
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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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Liberty of thought is the life of the soul.
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Prejudices are what fools use for reason.
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It is dangerous to be right in matters on which the established authorities are wrong.
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I don’t know where I am going, but I am on my way.
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In every province, the chief occupations, in order of importance, are lovemaking, malicious gossip, and talking nonsense.
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I loved him as we always love for the first time; with idolatry and wild passion.
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Cherish those who seek the truth but beware of those who find it.
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I have chosen to be happy because it is good for my health.
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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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It is clear that the individual who persecutes a man, his brother, because he is not of the same opinion, is a monster.
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