Behind every successful man stands a surprised mother-in-law.
VOLTAIREIn every province, the chief occupations, in order of importance, are lovemaking, malicious gossip, and talking nonsense.
More Voltaire Quotes
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Common sense is not so common.
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It is far better to be silent than merely to increase the quantity of bad books.
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Madness is to think of too many things in succession too fast, or of one thing too exclusively.
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It is dangerous to be right in matters on which the established authorities are wrong.
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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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Uncertainty is an uncomfortable position. But certainty is an absurd one.
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Men argue. Nature acts.
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There are truths which are not for all men, nor for all times.
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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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Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers.
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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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God is a comedian playing to an audience that is too afraid to laugh.
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Think for yourself and let others enjoy the privilege of doing so too.
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Let us read, and let us dance; these two amusements will never do any harm to the world.
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History never repeats itself. Man always does.
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