It is with books as with men: a very small number play a great part.
VOLTAIREReading nurtures the soul, and an enlightened friend brings it solace.
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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It is dangerous to be right in matters on which the established authorities are wrong.
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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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Cherish those who seek the truth but beware of those who find it.
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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 happiest of all lives is a busy solitude.
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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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Man is free at the instant he wants to be.
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Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.
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God is a circle whose center is everywhere and circumference nowhere.
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The secret of being a bore is to tell everything.
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I would rather obey a fine lion, much stronger than myself, than two hundred rats of my own species.
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He must be very ignorant for he answers every question he is asked.
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Think for yourself and let others enjoy the privilege of doing so too.
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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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