Love truth, but pardon error.
VOLTAIREOne great use of words is to hide our thoughts.
More Voltaire Quotes
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Discord is the great ill of mankind; and tolerance is the only remedy for it.
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Minds differ still more than faces.
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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 discovery of what is true and the practice of that which is good are the two most important aims of philosophy.
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It is not enough to conquer; one must learn to seduce.
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The happiest of all lives is a busy solitude.
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One great use of words is to hide our thoughts.
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There are truths which are not for all men, nor for all times.
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What is history? The lie that everyone agrees on.
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Faith consists in believing what reason cannot.
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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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When a man is in love, jealous, and just whipped by the Inquisition, he is no longer himself.
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Think for yourself and let others enjoy the privilege of doing so too.
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If you have two religions in your land, the two will cut each other’s throats; but if you have thirty religions, they will dwell in peace.
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I have chosen to be happy because it is good for my health.
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We never live; we are always in the expectation of living.
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Men are equal; it is not birth but virtue that makes the difference.
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To the living we owe respect, but to the dead we owe only the truth.
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Religion began when the first scoundrel met the first fool.
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Reading nurtures the soul, and an enlightened friend brings it solace.
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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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Behind every successful man stands a surprised mother-in-law.
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It is dangerous to be right in matters on which the established authorities are wrong.
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It is not inequality which is the real misfortune, it is dependence.
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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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We are rarely proud when we are alone.
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