Men use thought only as authority for their injustice, and employ speech only to conceal their thoughts.
VOLTAIREOne day everything will be well, that is our hope. Everything’s fine today, that is our illusion.
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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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We are rarely proud when we are alone.
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It is not inequality which is the real misfortune, it is dependence.
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If God created us in his own image, we have more than reciprocated.
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Reading nurtures the soul, and an enlightened friend brings it solace.
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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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Our wretched species is so made that those who walk on the well-trodden path always throw stones at those who are showing a new road.
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Perfect is the enemy of good.
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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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Love truth, but pardon error.
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One great use of words is to hide our thoughts.
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It is not enough to conquer; one must learn to seduce.
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I don’t know where I am going, but I am on my way.
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God is a circle whose center is everywhere and circumference nowhere.
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Men argue. Nature acts.
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