To the living we owe respect, but to the dead we owe only the truth.
VOLTAIREJudge a man by his questions rather than by his answers.
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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To hold a pen is to be at war.
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I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: Oh Lord, make my enemies ridiculous. And God granted it.
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The art of medicine consists of amusing the patient while nature cures the disease.
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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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In every province, the chief occupations, in order of importance, are lovemaking, malicious gossip, and talking nonsense.
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I have chosen to be happy because it is good for my health.
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I don’t know where I am going, but I am on my way.
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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 hard to free fools from the chains they revere.
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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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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.
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It is clear that the individual who persecutes a man, his brother, because he is not of the same opinion, is a monster.
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Cherish those who seek the truth but beware of those who find it.
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It is dangerous to be right in matters on which the established authorities are wrong.
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