The art of medicine consists of amusing the patient while nature cures the disease.
VOLTAIREMen will always be mad, and those who think they can cure them are the maddest of all.
More Voltaire Quotes
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Opinions have caused more ills than the plague or earthquakes on this little globe of ours.
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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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Common sense is not so common.
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Love truth, but pardon error.
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Injustice in the end produces independence.
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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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When a man is in love, jealous, and just whipped by the Inquisition, he is no longer himself.
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I have chosen to be happy because it is good for my health.
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Reading nurtures the soul, and an enlightened friend brings it solace.
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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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If we do not find anything very pleasant, at least we shall find something new.
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One great use of words is to hide our thoughts.
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Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.
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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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