Let us read, and let us dance; these two amusements will never do any harm to the world.
VOLTAIREOne great use of words is to hide our thoughts.
More Voltaire Quotes
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Ice-cream is exquisite. What a pity it isn’t illegal.
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I have chosen to be happy because it is good for my health.
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Behind every successful man stands a surprised mother-in-law.
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I don’t know where I am going, but I am on my way.
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I know many books which have bored their readers, but I know of none which has done real evil.
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Injustice in the end produces independence.
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Men argue. Nature acts.
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Let us cultivate our garden.
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There are truths which are not for all men, nor for all times.
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If we do not find anything very pleasant, at least we shall find something new.
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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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Men will always be mad, and those who think they can cure them are the maddest of all.
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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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Reading nurtures the soul, and an enlightened friend brings it solace.
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I loved him as we always love for the first time; with idolatry and wild passion.
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