When a man is in love, jealous, and just whipped by the Inquisition, he is no longer himself.
VOLTAIREThe more I read, the more I acquire, the more certain I am that I know nothing.
More Voltaire Quotes
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If God created us in his own image, we have more than reciprocated.
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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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Discord is the great ill of mankind; and tolerance is the only remedy for it.
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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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May God defend me from my friends: I can defend myself from my enemies.
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God is a comedian playing to an audience that is too afraid to laugh.
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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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The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their power to harm us.
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Minds differ still more than faces.
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It is far better to be silent than merely to increase the quantity of bad books.
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Ice-cream is exquisite. What a pity it isn’t illegal.
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Love is a canvas furnished by Nature and embroidered by imagination.
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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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In every province, the chief occupations, in order of importance, are lovemaking, malicious gossip, and talking nonsense.
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