God is a comedian playing to an audience that is too afraid to laugh.
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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The more I read, the more I acquire, the more certain I am that I know nothing.
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Liberty of thought is the life of the soul.
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Minds differ still more than faces.
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Each player must accept the cards life deals him or her; but once they are in hand, he or she alone must decide how to play the cards in order to win the game.
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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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Being unable to make people more reasonable, I preferred to be happy away from them.
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Love truth, but pardon error.
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I don’t know where I am going, but I am on my way.
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Prejudices are what fools use for reason.
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Appreciation is a wonderful thing. It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.
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Our labour preserves us from three great evils – weariness, vice, and want.
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One great use of words is to hide our thoughts.
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Men argue. Nature acts.
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It is dangerous to be right in matters on which the established authorities are wrong.
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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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