The more I read, the more I acquire, the more certain I am that I know nothing.
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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Ice-cream is exquisite. What a pity it isn’t illegal.
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Reading nurtures the soul, and an enlightened friend brings it solace.
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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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May God defend me from my friends: I can defend myself from my enemies.
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It is with books as with men: a very small number play a great part.
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The comfort of the rich depends upon an abundant supply of the poor
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Love is a canvas furnished by Nature and embroidered by imagination.
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It is not inequality which is the real misfortune, it is dependence.
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Madness is to think of too many things in succession too fast, or of one thing too exclusively.
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I loved him as we always love for the first time; with idolatry and wild passion.
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Doctors put drugs of which they know little into bodies of which they know less for diseases of which they know nothing at all.
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The secret of being a bore is to tell everything.
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Liberty of thought is the life of the soul.
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To hold a pen is to be at war.
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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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Behind every successful man stands a surprised mother-in-law.
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One great use of words is to hide our thoughts.
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Men will always be mad, and those who think they can cure them are the maddest of all.
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Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers.
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If you have two religions in your land, the two will cut each other’s throats; but if you have thirty religions, they will dwell in peace.
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Let us read, and let us dance; these two amusements will never do any harm to the world.
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Our labour preserves us from three great evils – weariness, vice, and want.
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Faith consists in believing what reason cannot.
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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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It is not enough to conquer; one must learn to seduce.
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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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