Being unable to make people more reasonable, I preferred to be happy away from them.
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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To hold a pen is to be at war.
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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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I know many books which have bored their readers, but I know of none which has done real evil.
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The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their power to harm us.
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It is dangerous to be right in matters on which the established authorities are wrong.
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If we do not find anything very pleasant, at least we shall find something new.
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The most important decision you make is to be in a good mood.
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There are truths which are not for all men, nor for all times.
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The only way to comprehend what mathematicians mean by Infinity is to contemplate the extent of human stupidity.
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Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.
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It is with books as with men: a very small number play a great part.
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The secret of being a bore is to tell everything.
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It is hard to free fools from the chains they revere.
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If you want to know who controls you, look at who you are not allowed to criticize.
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