May God defend me from my friends: I can defend myself from my enemies.
VOLTAIREJudge a man by his questions rather than by his answers.
More Voltaire Quotes
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No opinion is worth burning your neighbor for.
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What is history? The lie that everyone agrees on.
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The comfort of the rich depends upon an abundant supply of the poor
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Perfect is the enemy of good.
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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 secret of being a bore is to tell everything.
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If God created us in his own image, we have more than reciprocated.
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Men are equal; it is not birth but virtue that makes the difference.
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He must be very ignorant for he answers every question he is asked.
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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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God is a circle whose center is everywhere and circumference nowhere.
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It is hard to free fools from the chains they revere.
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Common sense is not so common.
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Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers.
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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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