Cherish those who seek the truth but beware of those who find it.
VOLTAIREI would rather obey a fine lion, much stronger than myself, than two hundred rats of my own species.
More Voltaire Quotes
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Don’t think money does everything or you are going to end up doing everything for money.
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It is clear that the individual who persecutes a man, his brother, because he is not of the same opinion, is a monster.
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Doubt is an uncomfortable condition, but certainty is a ridiculous one.
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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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Our wretched species is so made that those who walk on the well-trodden path always throw stones at those who are showing a new road.
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It is far better to be silent than merely to increase the quantity of bad books.
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Love is a canvas furnished by Nature and embroidered by imagination.
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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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Perfect is the enemy of good.
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Dare to think for yourself.
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Love truth, but pardon error.
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The happiest of all lives is a busy solitude.
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Common sense is not so common.
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Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers.
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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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