Men use thought only as authority for their injustice, and employ speech only to conceal their thoughts.
VOLTAIREIce-cream is exquisite. What a pity it isn’t illegal.
More Voltaire Quotes
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Behind every successful man stands a surprised mother-in-law.
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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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I know many books which have bored their readers, but I know of none which has done real evil.
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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 wretched species is so made that those who walk on the well-trodden path always throw stones at those who are showing a new road.
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If we do not find anything very pleasant, at least we shall find something new.
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It is not more surprising to be born twice than once; everything in nature is resurrection.
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Every man is guilty of all the good he did not do.
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Love truth, but pardon error.
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Perfect is the enemy of good.
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If you have two religions in your land, the two will cut each other’s throats; but if you have thirty religions, they will dwell in peace.
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Common sense is not so common.
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Discord is the great ill of mankind; and tolerance is the only remedy for it.
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Injustice in the end produces independence.
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Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.
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