The only way to comprehend what mathematicians mean by Infinity is to contemplate the extent of human stupidity.
VOLTAIREHistory never repeats itself. Man always does.
More Voltaire Quotes
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Opinions have caused more ills than the plague or earthquakes on this little globe of ours.
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Men argue. Nature acts.
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I have chosen to be happy because it is good for my health.
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Common sense is not so common.
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Let us cultivate our garden.
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One great use of words is to hide our thoughts.
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It is an infantile superstition of the human spirit that virginity would be thought a virtue and not the barrier that separates ignorance from knowledge.
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Love truth, but pardon error.
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Perfect is the enemy of good.
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Cherish those who seek the truth but beware of those who find it.
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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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Our labour preserves us from three great evils – weariness, vice, and want.
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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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When it is a question of money, everybody is of the same religion.
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It is not enough to conquer; one must learn to seduce.
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To the living we owe respect, but to the dead we owe only the truth.
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It is clear that the individual who persecutes a man, his brother, because he is not of the same opinion, is a monster.
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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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The happiest of all lives is a busy solitude.
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Men are equal; it is not birth but virtue that makes the difference.
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It is not more surprising to be born twice than once; everything in nature is resurrection.
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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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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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Behind every successful man stands a surprised mother-in-law.
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There are truths which are not for all men, nor for all times.
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Liberty of thought is the life of the soul.
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