Religion began when the first scoundrel met the first fool.
VOLTAIREThe longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their power to harm us.
More Voltaire Quotes
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Let us cultivate our garden.
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Despite the enormous quantity of books, how few people read! And if one reads profitably, one would realize how much stupid stuff the vulgar herd is content to swallow every day.
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What is history? The lie that everyone agrees on.
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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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Let us read, and let us dance; these two amusements will never do any harm to the world.
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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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I have chosen to be happy because it is good for my health.
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Common sense is not so common.
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It is not inequality which is the real misfortune, it is dependence.
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To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid – one must also be polite.
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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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The comfort of the rich depends upon an abundant supply of the poor
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I have wanted to kill myself a hundred times, but somehow I am still in love with life.
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The art of medicine consists of amusing the patient while nature cures the disease.
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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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