More from Voltaire
Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers.
VoltaireVoltaire 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.
VoltaireVoltaire Every man is guilty of all the good he did not do.
VoltaireVoltaire The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their power to harm us.
VoltaireVoltaire The more I read, the more I acquire, the more certain I am that I know nothing.
VoltaireVoltaire Dare to think for yourself.
VoltaireVoltaire If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him.
VoltaireVoltaire It is not inequality which is the real misfortune, it is dependence.
VoltaireVoltaire It is dangerous to be right in matters on which the established authorities are wrong.
VoltaireVoltaire Common sense is not so common.
VoltaireVoltaire No opinion is worth burning your neighbor for.
VoltaireVoltaire History never repeats itself. Man always does.
VoltaireVoltaire One great use of words is to hide our thoughts.
VoltaireVoltaire It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets.
VoltaireVoltaire I would rather obey a fine lion, much stronger than myself, than two hundred rats of my own species.
VoltaireVoltaire What is history? The lie that everyone agrees on.
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Sadness shoots a bullet straight at your heart and love buys you time.
Shelby CaudleShelby Caudle Do you think it possible that some people are born to give more love than they will ever get back in return?
Tyler Knott GregsonTyler Knott Gregson It’s been a long time since we said goodbye and yet the echoes of it are still ringing in our ears.
Ranata SuzukiRanata Suzuki In this wilderness, Mankind is the animal I fear.
Addison SchmittAddison Schmitt We can always walk with them in the rain instead of just lending an umbrella.
Leon MarshLeon Marsh Flowers only wither to bloom again. So shall you break, only to be whole again.
Fareena AliyaFareena Aliya What do you do when the passion burns out? Start another fire.
Jonny OxJonny Ox To love well is the task in all meaningful relationships, not just romantic bonds.
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Happiness is the DNA of pleasure.
Robin SharmaRobin Sharma People go on marrying because they can’t resist natural forces, although many of them may know perfectly well that they are possibly buying a month’s pleasure with a life’s discomfort.
Thomas HardyThomas Hardy We become happier not by accumulating more things but by creating richer experiences.
Robin SharmaRobin Sharma Indeed in general I hold that there is nothing truer than happiness, and nothing happier and sweeter than truth.
Gottfried Wilhelm LeibnizGottfried Wilhelm Leibniz To love is to place happiness in the heart of another.
Gottfried Wilhelm LeibnizGottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Be happy! God sees in you another God. God sees you as another God. God sees you and He as One.
Sri ChinmoySri Chinmoy You can be happy in any circumstances, you simply need to believe in God.
Nick VujicicNick Vujicic Money and time are the heaviest burdens of life, and the unhappiest of all mortals are those who have more of either than they know how to use.
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