May God defend me from my friends: I can defend myself from my enemies.
VOLTAIREEvery man is guilty of all the good he did not do.
More Voltaire Quotes
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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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To hold a pen is to be at war.
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When it is a question of money, everybody is of the same religion.
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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 would rather obey a fine lion, much stronger than myself, than two hundred rats of my own species.
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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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The happiest of all lives is a busy solitude.
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Injustice in the end produces independence.
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It is not more surprising to be born twice than once; everything in nature is resurrection.
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It is dangerous to be right in matters on which the established authorities are wrong.
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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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Minds differ still more than faces.
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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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We are rarely proud when we are alone.
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Love is a canvas furnished by Nature and embroidered by imagination.
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