Despite the enormous quantity of books, how few people read! And if one reads profitably, one would realize how much stupid stuff the vulgar herd is content to swallow every day.
VOLTAIRECherish those who seek the truth but beware of those who find it.
More Voltaire Quotes
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The art of medicine consists of amusing the patient while nature cures the disease.
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We are rarely proud when we are alone.
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Appreciation is a wonderful thing. It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.
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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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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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It is dangerous to be right in matters on which the established authorities are wrong.
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Cherish those who seek the truth but beware of those who find it.
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The more I read, the more I acquire, the more certain I am that I know nothing.
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Liberty of thought is the life of the soul.
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It is not more surprising to be born twice than once; everything in nature is resurrection.
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The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their power to harm us.
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May God defend me from my friends: I can defend myself from my enemies.
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Prejudices are what fools use for reason.
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Think for yourself and let others enjoy the privilege of doing so too.
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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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