Men are equal; it is not birth but virtue that makes the difference.
VOLTAIREEvery man is guilty of all the good he did not do.
More Voltaire Quotes
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Men use thought only as authority for their injustice, and employ speech only to conceal their thoughts.
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The art of medicine consists of amusing the patient while nature cures the disease.
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Common sense is not so common.
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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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May God defend me from my friends: I can defend myself from my enemies.
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When a man is in love, jealous, and just whipped by the Inquisition, he is no longer himself.
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The discovery of what is true and the practice of that which is good are the two most important aims of philosophy.
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When it is a question of money, everybody is of the same religion.
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Minds differ still more than faces.
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Injustice in the end produces independence.
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We are rarely proud when we are alone.
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Perfect is the enemy of good.
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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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The secret of being a bore is to tell everything.
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Faith consists in believing what reason cannot.
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