Let us read, and let us dance; these two amusements will never do any harm to the world.
VOLTAIREMen argue. Nature acts.
More Voltaire Quotes
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It is with books as with men: a very small number play a great part.
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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 longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their power to harm us.
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Being unable to make people more reasonable, I preferred to be happy away from them.
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History never repeats itself. Man always does.
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One great use of words is to hide our thoughts.
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When a man is in love, jealous, and just whipped by the Inquisition, he is no longer himself.
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If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him.
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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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Every man is guilty of all the good he did not do.
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May God defend me from my friends: I can defend myself from my enemies.
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He must be very ignorant for he answers every question he is asked.
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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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The secret of being a bore is to tell everything.
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No opinion is worth burning your neighbor for.
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