It is not inequality which is the real misfortune, it is dependence.
VOLTAIREDespite 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.
More Voltaire Quotes
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Cherish those who seek the truth but beware of those who find it.
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We never live; we are always in the expectation of living.
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I have wanted to kill myself a hundred times, but somehow I am still in love with life.
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I don’t know where I am going, but I am on my way.
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The more a man knows, the less he talks.
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The art of medicine consists of amusing the patient while nature cures the disease.
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Liberty of thought is the life of the soul.
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Ice-cream is exquisite. What a pity it isn’t illegal.
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It is with books as with men: a very small number play a great part.
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Men use thought only as authority for their injustice, and employ speech only to conceal their thoughts.
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Is politics nothing other than the art of deliberately lying?
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Sensual pleasure passes and vanishes, but the friendship between us, the mutual confidence, the delight of the heart, the enchantment of the soul, these things do not perish and can never be destroyed.
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Doubt is an uncomfortable condition, but certainty is a ridiculous one.
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He must be very ignorant for he answers every question he is asked.
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Reading nurtures the soul, and an enlightened friend brings it solace.
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