History never repeats itself. Man always does.
VOLTAIREIt is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets.
More Voltaire Quotes
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Think for yourself and let others enjoy the privilege of doing so too.
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Being unable to make people more reasonable, I preferred to be happy away from them.
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To the living we owe respect, but to the dead we owe only the truth.
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Let us cultivate our garden.
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Opinions have caused more ills than the plague or earthquakes on this little globe of ours.
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Men use thought only as authority for their injustice, and employ speech only to conceal their thoughts.
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The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their power to harm us.
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The secret of being a bore is to tell everything.
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Dare to think for yourself.
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Perfect is the enemy of good.
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Behind every successful man stands a surprised mother-in-law.
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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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The comfort of the rich depends upon an abundant supply of the poor
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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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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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