The only way to comprehend what mathematicians mean by Infinity is to contemplate the extent of human stupidity.
VOLTAIREIf you want to know who controls you, look at who you are not allowed to criticize.
More Voltaire Quotes
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It is an infantile superstition of the human spirit that virginity would be thought a virtue and not the barrier that separates ignorance from knowledge.
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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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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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The comfort of the rich depends upon an abundant supply of the poor
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Uncertainty is an uncomfortable position. But certainty is an absurd one.
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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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It is far better to be silent than merely to increase the quantity of bad books.
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I don’t know where I am going, but I am on my way.
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Think for yourself and let others enjoy the privilege of doing so too.
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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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Perfect is the enemy of good.
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The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their power to harm us.
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May God defend me from my friends: I can defend myself from my enemies.
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One great use of words is to hide our thoughts.
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