I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: Oh Lord, make my enemies ridiculous. And God granted it.
VOLTAIREIt is not inequality which is the real misfortune, it is dependence.
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She blushed and so did he. She greeted him in a faltering voice, and he spoke to her without knowing what he was saying.
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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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Perfect is the enemy of good.
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Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.
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The secret of being a bore is to tell everything.
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Faith consists in believing what reason cannot.
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I have chosen to be happy because it is good for my health.
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We are rarely proud when we are alone.
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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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Cherish those who seek the truth but beware of those who find it.
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When it is a question of money, everybody is of the same religion.
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Don’t think money does everything or you are going to end up doing everything for money.
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Our labour preserves us from three great evils – weariness, vice, and want.
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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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