It is hard to free fools from the chains they revere.
VOLTAIRELet us read, and let us dance; these two amusements will never do any harm to the world.
More Voltaire Quotes
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To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid – one must also be polite.
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What is history? The lie that everyone agrees on.
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If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him.
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It is dangerous to be right in matters on which the established authorities are wrong.
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The more a man knows, the less he talks.
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Prejudices are what fools use for reason.
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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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Reading nurtures the soul, and an enlightened friend brings it solace.
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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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God is a comedian playing to an audience that is too afraid to laugh.
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I don’t know where I am going, but I am on my way.
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Liberty of thought is the life of the soul.
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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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Don’t think money does everything or you are going to end up doing everything for money.
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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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