Faith consists in believing what reason cannot.
VOLTAIREThe more I read, the more I acquire, the more certain I am that I know nothing.
More Voltaire Quotes
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The only way to comprehend what mathematicians mean by Infinity is to contemplate the extent of human stupidity.
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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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Man is free at the instant he wants to be.
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Cherish those who seek the truth but beware of those who find it.
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The more a man knows, the less he talks.
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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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It is not more surprising to be born twice than once; everything in nature is resurrection.
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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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Men argue. Nature acts.
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Life is thickly sown with thorns, and I know no other remedy than to pass quickly through them. The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their power to harm us.
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Think for yourself and let others enjoy the privilege of doing so too.
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Reading nurtures the soul, and an enlightened friend brings it solace.
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Is politics nothing other than the art of deliberately lying?
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He must be very ignorant for he answers every question he is asked.
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Madness is to think of too many things in succession too fast, or of one thing too exclusively.
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