There are truths which are not for all men, nor for all times.
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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I loved him as we always love for the first time; with idolatry and wild passion.
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Minds differ still more than faces.
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It is far better to be silent than merely to increase the quantity of bad books.
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He must be very ignorant for he answers every question he is asked.
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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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To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid – one must also be polite.
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The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their power to harm us.
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God is a comedian playing to an audience that is too afraid to laugh.
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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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Is politics nothing other than the art of deliberately lying?
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Prejudices are what fools use for reason.
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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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Men are equal; it is not birth but virtue that makes the difference.
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Faith consists in believing what reason cannot.
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The comfort of the rich depends upon an abundant supply of the poor
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