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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.

Voltaire

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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Book People Quantity Reading Stupidity Vulgar
It is dangerous to be right in matters on which the established authorities are wrong.
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Authority DAngry Establish Freedom Right Wrong
If God created us in his own image, we have more than reciprocated.
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Creation God Reciprical Religion
Our labour preserves us from three great evils – weariness, vice, and want.
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Evil Greatness Labour Preserve Want Wear
Perfect is the enemy of good.
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Deep Enemy Goodness One Liner Perfection
What is history? The lie that everyone agrees on.
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Agree Deep History Humour Lie Past
It is with books as with men: a very small number play a great part.
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Book Deep Greatness Healing Men Play
May God defend me from my friends: I can defend myself from my enemies.
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Deep Defend Enemy Friendship God Hurt
I know many books which have bored their readers, but I know of none which has done real evil.
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Book Bore Evil Reading Writing
Each player must accept the cards life deals him or her; but once they are in hand, he or she alone must decide how to play the cards in order to win the game.
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Acceptance Alone Decide Game Life Player
The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their power to harm us.
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Dwell Greatness Harm Hurt Misfortune Power
I would rather obey a fine lion, much stronger than myself, than two hundred rats of my own species.
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Lion Myself Obey Rat Species Strong
The human brain is a complex organ with the wonderful power of enabling man to find reasons for continuing to believe whatever it is that he wants to believe.
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Believe Brain Confidence Human Man Power
I don’t know where I am going, but I am on my way.
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Attitude Believe Confidence Inspirational Positive Way
It is not more surprising to be born twice than once; everything in nature is resurrection.
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Born Nature Resurrection Surprise
When a man is in love, jealous, and just whipped by the Inquisition, he is no longer himself.
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Himself Jealousy Love Man Suffering

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 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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