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.
VOLTAIREMinds differ still more than faces.
More Voltaire Quotes
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Minds differ still more than faces.
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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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Being unable to make people more reasonable, I preferred to be happy away from them.
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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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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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Uncertainty is an uncomfortable position. But certainty is an absurd one.
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Liberty of thought is the life of the soul.
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Don’t think money does everything or you are going to end up doing everything for money.
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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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He must be very ignorant for he answers every question he is asked.
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Religion began when the first scoundrel met the first fool.
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It is with books as with men: a very small number play a great part.
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There are truths which are not for all men, nor for all times.
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Ice-cream is exquisite. What a pity it isn’t illegal.
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