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.
VOLTAIREThe more I read, the more I acquire, the more certain I am that I know nothing.
More Voltaire Quotes
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God is a circle whose center is everywhere and circumference nowhere.
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Faith consists in believing what reason cannot.
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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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If God created us in his own image, we have more than reciprocated.
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God is a comedian playing to an audience that is too afraid to laugh.
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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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It is not enough to conquer; one must learn to seduce.
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Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers.
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It is not inequality which is the real misfortune, it is dependence.
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It is better to risk saving a guilty person than to condemn an innocent one.
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If we do not find anything very pleasant, at least we shall find something new.
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May God defend me from my friends: I can defend myself from my enemies.
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Let us read, and let us dance; these two amusements will never do any harm to the world.
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I don’t know where I am going, but I am on my way.
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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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