Common sense is not so common.
VOLTAIREIt 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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One great use of words is to hide our thoughts.
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Sensual pleasure passes and vanishes, but the friendship between us, the mutual confidence, the delight of the heart, the enchantment of the soul, these things do not perish and can never be destroyed.
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She blushed and so did he. She greeted him in a faltering voice, and he spoke to her without knowing what he was saying.
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To hold a pen is to be at war.
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I would rather obey a fine lion, much stronger than myself, than two hundred rats of my own species.
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Cherish those who seek the truth but beware of those who find it.
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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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In every province, the chief occupations, in order of importance, are lovemaking, malicious gossip, and talking nonsense.
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It is not inequality which is the real misfortune, it is dependence.
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Injustice in the end produces independence.
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I loved him as we always love for the first time; with idolatry and wild passion.
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Behind every successful man stands a surprised mother-in-law.
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Let us cultivate our garden.
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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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One day everything will be well, that is our hope. Everything’s fine today, that is our illusion.
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