History never repeats itself. Man always does.
VOLTAIRELet us read, and let us dance; these two amusements will never do any harm to the world.
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It is not more surprising to be born twice than once; everything in nature is resurrection.
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The secret of being a bore is to tell everything.
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Sensual pleasure passes and vanishes, but the friendship between us, the mutual confidence, the delight of the heart, the enchantment of the soul, these things do not perish and can never be destroyed.
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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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The more I read, the more I acquire, the more certain I am that I know nothing.
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It is not inequality which is the real misfortune, it is dependence.
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Think for yourself and let others enjoy the privilege of doing so too.
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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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If we do not find anything very pleasant, at least we shall find something new.
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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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Injustice in the end produces independence.
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There are truths which are not for all men, nor for all times.
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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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When a man is in love, jealous, and just whipped by the Inquisition, he is no longer himself.
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Discord is the great ill of mankind; and tolerance is the only remedy for it.
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