Man is free at the instant he wants to be.
VOLTAIREMen are equal; it is not birth but virtue that makes the difference.
More Voltaire Quotes
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Religion began when the first scoundrel met the first fool.
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Common sense is not so common.
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I loved him as we always love for the first time; with idolatry and wild passion.
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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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Don’t think money does everything or you are going to end up doing everything for money.
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One day everything will be well, that is our hope. Everything’s fine today, that is our illusion.
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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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If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him.
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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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Behind every successful man stands a surprised mother-in-law.
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In every province, the chief occupations, in order of importance, are lovemaking, malicious gossip, and talking nonsense.
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It is hard to free fools from the chains they revere.
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It is not enough to conquer; one must learn to seduce.
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To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid – one must also be polite.
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Is politics nothing other than the art of deliberately lying?
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