Sometimes we are less unhappy in being deceived by those we love, than in being undeceived by them.
VOLTAIRESometimes we are less unhappy in being deceived by those we love, than in being undeceived by them.
More Voltaire Quotes
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One great use of words is to hide our thoughts.
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It is better to risk saving a guilty person than to condemn an innocent one.
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Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers.
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Madness is to think of too many things in succession too fast, or of one thing too exclusively.
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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 would rather obey a fine lion, much stronger than myself, than two hundred rats of my own species.
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Liberty of thought is the life of the soul.
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I don’t know where I am going, but I am on my way.
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Men will always be mad, and those who think they can cure them are the maddest of all.
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Perfect is the enemy of good.
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I loved him as we always love for the first time; with idolatry and wild passion.
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Let us cultivate our garden.
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I have chosen to be happy because it is good for my health.
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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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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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