Doubt is an uncomfortable condition, but certainty is a ridiculous one.
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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It is dangerous to be right in matters on which the established authorities are wrong.
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The happiest of all lives is a busy solitude.
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The art of medicine consists of amusing the patient while nature cures the disease.
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Religion began when the first scoundrel met the first fool.
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To hold a pen is to be at war.
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We never live; we are always in the expectation of living.
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He must be very ignorant for he answers every question he is asked.
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Dare to think for yourself.
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Despite the enormous quantity of books, how few people read! And if one reads profitably, one would realize how much stupid stuff the vulgar herd is content to swallow every day.
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I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: Oh Lord, make my enemies ridiculous. And God granted it.
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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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Think for yourself and let others enjoy the privilege of doing so too.
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God is a circle whose center is everywhere and circumference nowhere.
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One great use of words is to hide our thoughts.
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It is not more surprising to be born twice than once; everything in nature is resurrection.
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