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.
VOLTAIREJudge a man by his questions rather than by his answers.
More Voltaire Quotes
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I loved him as we always love for the first time; with idolatry and wild passion.
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What is history? The lie that everyone agrees on.
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I don’t know where I am going, but I am on my way.
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Cherish those who seek the truth but beware of those who find it.
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Liberty of thought is the life of the soul.
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Minds differ still more than faces.
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The more I read, the more I acquire, the more certain I am that I know nothing.
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Our labour preserves us from three great evils – weariness, vice, and want.
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Doubt is an uncomfortable condition, but certainty is a ridiculous one.
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Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers.
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Appreciation is a wonderful thing. It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.
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I know many books which have bored their readers, but I know of none which has done real evil.
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To the living we owe respect, but to the dead we owe only the truth.
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If we do not find anything very pleasant, at least we shall find something new.
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The comfort of the rich depends upon an abundant supply of the poor
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