I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: Oh Lord, make my enemies ridiculous. And God granted it.
VOLTAIREOne great use of words is to hide our thoughts.
More Voltaire Quotes
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It is not more surprising to be born twice than once; everything in nature is resurrection.
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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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If God created us in his own image, we have more than reciprocated.
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Every man is a creature of the age in which he lives and few are able to raise themselves above the ideas of the time.
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Discord is the great ill of mankind; and tolerance is the only remedy for it.
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I don’t know where I am going, but I am on my way.
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It is better to risk saving a guilty person than to condemn an innocent one.
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No opinion is worth burning your neighbor for.
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The art of medicine consists of amusing the patient while nature cures the disease.
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The happiest of all lives is a busy solitude.
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Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.
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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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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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Think for yourself and let others enjoy the privilege of doing so too.
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It is with books as with men: a very small number play a great part.
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