To hold a pen is to be at war.
VOLTAIREIn every province, the chief occupations, in order of importance, are lovemaking, malicious gossip, and talking nonsense.
More Voltaire Quotes
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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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We never live; we are always in the expectation of living.
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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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Perfect is the enemy of good.
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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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Appreciation is a wonderful thing. It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.
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The secret of being a bore is to tell everything.
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Love truth, but pardon error.
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It is not enough to conquer; one must learn to seduce.
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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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Doubt is an uncomfortable condition, but certainty is a ridiculous one.
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Prejudices are what fools use for reason.
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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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He must be very ignorant for he answers every question he is asked.
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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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