It is far better to be silent than merely to increase the quantity of bad books.
VOLTAIREHistory never repeats itself. Man always does.
More Voltaire Quotes
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If God created us in his own image, we have more than reciprocated.
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Ice-cream is exquisite. What a pity it isn’t illegal.
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Let us read, and let us dance; these two amusements will never do any harm to the world.
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It is not enough to conquer; one must learn to seduce.
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Reading nurtures the soul, and an enlightened friend brings it solace.
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One day everything will be well, that is our hope. Everything’s fine today, that is our illusion.
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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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Men are equal; it is not birth but virtue that makes the difference.
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I loved him as we always love for the first time; with idolatry and wild passion.
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One great use of words is to hide our thoughts.
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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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I have chosen to be happy because it is good for my health.
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Is politics nothing other than the art of deliberately lying?
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I don’t know where I am going, but I am on my way.
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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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