The more a man knows, the less he talks.
VOLTAIREFaith consists in believing what reason cannot.
More Voltaire Quotes
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Fools have a habit of believing that everything written by a famous author is admirable. For my part I read only to please myself and like only what suits my taste.
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Opinions have caused more ills than the plague or earthquakes on this little globe of ours.
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It is not enough to conquer; one must learn to seduce.
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Cherish those who seek the truth but beware of those who find it.
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Faith consists in believing what reason cannot.
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It is not inequality which is the real misfortune, it is dependence.
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One great use of words is to hide our thoughts.
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It is an infantile superstition of the human spirit that virginity would be thought a virtue and not the barrier that separates ignorance from knowledge.
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Behind every successful man stands a surprised mother-in-law.
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Uncertainty is an uncomfortable position. But certainty is an absurd one.
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I don’t know where I am going, but I am on my way.
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It is with books as with men: a very small number play a great part.
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Being unable to make people more reasonable, I preferred to be happy away from them.
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The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their power to harm us.
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Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.
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