One great use of words is to hide our thoughts.
VOLTAIRECommon sense is not so common.
More Voltaire Quotes
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Let us cultivate our garden.
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The most important decision you make is to be in a good mood.
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Common sense is not so common.
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To the living we owe respect, but to the dead we owe only the truth.
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If you want to know who controls you, look at who you are not allowed to criticize.
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It is dangerous to be right in matters on which the established authorities are wrong.
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Men argue. Nature acts.
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History never repeats itself. Man always does.
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In every province, the chief occupations, in order of importance, are lovemaking, malicious gossip, and talking nonsense.
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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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I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: Oh Lord, make my enemies ridiculous. And God granted it.
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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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Love truth, but pardon error.
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The comfort of the rich depends upon an abundant supply of the poor
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Think for yourself and let others enjoy the privilege of doing so too.
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