It is not enough to conquer; one must learn to seduce.
VOLTAIREMinds differ still more than faces.
More Voltaire Quotes
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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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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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Every man is a creature of the age in which he lives and few are able to raise themselves above the ideas of the time.
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It is not more surprising to be born twice than once; everything in nature is resurrection.
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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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It is better to risk saving a guilty person than to condemn an innocent one.
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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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In every province, the chief occupations, in order of importance, are lovemaking, malicious gossip, and talking nonsense.
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I don’t know where I am going, but I am on my way.
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Man is free at the instant he wants to be.
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God is a circle whose center is everywhere and circumference nowhere.
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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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History never repeats itself. Man always does.
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Think for yourself and let others enjoy the privilege of doing so too.
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God is a comedian playing to an audience that is too afraid to laugh.
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