It is hard to free fools from the chains they revere.
VOLTAIREIf you want to know who controls you, look at who you are not allowed to criticize.
More Voltaire Quotes
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To hold a pen is to be at war.
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The only way to comprehend what mathematicians mean by Infinity is to contemplate the extent of human stupidity.
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Religion began when the first scoundrel met the first fool.
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Liberty of thought is the life of the soul.
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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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I have chosen to be happy because it is good for my health.
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The more I read, the more I acquire, the more certain I am that I know nothing.
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If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him.
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Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.
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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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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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In every province, the chief occupations, in order of importance, are lovemaking, malicious gossip, and talking nonsense.
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We are rarely proud when we are alone.
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Love truth, but pardon error.
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May God defend me from my friends: I can defend myself from my enemies.
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