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.
VOLTAIREMen use thought only as authority for their injustice, and employ speech only to conceal their thoughts.
More Voltaire Quotes
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Think for yourself and let others enjoy the privilege of doing so too.
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If we do not find anything very pleasant, at least we shall find something new.
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Dare to think for yourself.
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Every man is guilty of all the good he did not do.
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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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We are rarely proud when we are alone.
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It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets.
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It is not inequality which is the real misfortune, it is dependence.
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Every man is a creature of the age in which he lives and few are able to raise themselves above the ideas of the time.
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Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers.
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Being unable to make people more reasonable, I preferred to be happy away from them.
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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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Injustice in the end produces independence.
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The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their power to harm us.
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He must be very ignorant for he answers every question he is asked.
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