In every province, the chief occupations, in order of importance, are lovemaking, malicious gossip, and talking nonsense.
VOLTAIREJudge a man by his questions rather than by his answers.
More Voltaire Quotes
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Men will always be mad, and those who think they can cure them are the maddest of all.
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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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When it is a question of money, everybody is of the same religion.
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One great use of words is to hide our thoughts.
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The most important decision you make is to be in a good mood.
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God is a comedian playing to an audience that is too afraid to laugh.
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God is a circle whose center is everywhere and circumference nowhere.
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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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I don’t know where I am going, but I am on my way.
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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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May God defend me from my friends: I can defend myself from my enemies.
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Fools have a habit of believing that everything written by a famous author is admirable. For my part I read only to please myself and like only what suits my taste.
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History never repeats itself. Man always does.
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Reading nurtures the soul, and an enlightened friend brings it solace.
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Faith consists in believing what reason cannot.
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