The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their power to harm us.
VOLTAIREI 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 you have two religions in your land, the two will cut each other’s throats; but if you have thirty religions, they will dwell in peace.
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She blushed and so did he. She greeted him in a faltering voice, and he spoke to her without knowing what he was saying.
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It is not more surprising to be born twice than once; everything in nature is resurrection.
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He must be very ignorant for he answers every question he is asked.
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It is far better to be silent than merely to increase the quantity of bad books.
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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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Life is thickly sown with thorns, and I know no other remedy than to pass quickly through them. The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their power to harm us.
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Reading nurtures the soul, and an enlightened friend brings it solace.
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If you want to know who controls you, look at who you are not allowed to criticize.
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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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Religion began when the first scoundrel met the first fool.
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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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The comfort of the rich depends upon an abundant supply of the poor
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If we do not find anything very pleasant, at least we shall find something new.
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The happiest of all lives is a busy solitude.
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