What is history? The lie that everyone agrees on.
VOLTAIREWe never live; we are always in the expectation of living.
More Voltaire Quotes
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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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It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets.
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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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One great use of words is to hide our thoughts.
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Meditation is the dissolution of thoughts in Eternal awareness or Pure consciousness without objectification, knowing without thinking, merging finitude in infinity.
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The art of medicine consists of amusing the patient while nature cures the disease.
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Religion began when the first scoundrel met the first fool.
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The happiest of all lives is a busy solitude.
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Liberty of thought is the life of the soul.
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It is far better to be silent than merely to increase the quantity of bad books.
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History never repeats itself. Man always does.
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If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him.
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She blushed and so did he. She greeted him in a faltering voice, and he spoke to her without knowing what he was saying.
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Men are equal; it is not birth but virtue that makes the difference.
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The most important decision you make is to be in a good mood.
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