The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their power to harm us.
VOLTAIREMen argue. Nature acts.
More Voltaire Quotes
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If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him.
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Is politics nothing other than the art of deliberately lying?
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It is hard to free fools from the chains they revere.
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It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets.
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The more a man knows, the less he talks.
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She blushed and so did he. She greeted him in a faltering voice, and he spoke to her without knowing what he was saying.
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Each player must accept the cards life deals him or her; but once they are in hand, he or she alone must decide how to play the cards in order to win the game.
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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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If you want to know who controls you, look at who you are not allowed to criticize.
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Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.
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Reading nurtures the soul, and an enlightened friend brings it solace.
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Religion began when the first scoundrel met the first fool.
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Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers.
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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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One day everything will be well, that is our hope. Everything’s fine today, that is our illusion.
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