The discovery of what is true and the practice of that which is good are the two most important aims of philosophy.
VOLTAIREIn every province, the chief occupations, in order of importance, are lovemaking, malicious gossip, and talking nonsense.
More Voltaire Quotes
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The more a man knows, the less he talks.
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Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.
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I have chosen to be happy because it is good for my health.
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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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One great use of words is to hide our thoughts.
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Love truth, but pardon error.
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Discord is the great ill of mankind; and tolerance is the only remedy for it.
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Think for yourself and let others enjoy the privilege of doing so too.
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Perfect is the enemy of good.
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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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Uncertainty is an uncomfortable position. But certainty is an absurd one.
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The happiest of all lives is a busy solitude.
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If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him.
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When a man is in love, jealous, and just whipped by the Inquisition, he is no longer himself.
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