When a man is in love, jealous, and just whipped by the Inquisition, he is no longer himself.
VOLTAIRELet us cultivate our garden.
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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Appreciation is a wonderful thing. It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.
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Sometimes we are less unhappy in being deceived by those we love, than in being undeceived by them.
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The secret of being a bore is to tell everything.
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I don’t know where I am going, but I am on my way.
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Despite the enormous quantity of books, how few people read! And if one reads profitably, one would realize how much stupid stuff the vulgar herd is content to swallow every day.
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Liberty of thought is the life of the soul.
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Common sense is not so common.
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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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Dare to think for yourself.
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Faith consists in believing what reason cannot.
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If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him.
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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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Think for yourself and let others enjoy the privilege of doing so too.
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