I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: Oh Lord, make my enemies ridiculous. And God granted it.
VOLTAIREIf 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.
More Voltaire Quotes
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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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Prejudices are what fools use for reason.
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We are rarely proud when we are alone.
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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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Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.
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It is hard to free fools from the chains they revere.
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What is history? The lie that everyone agrees on.
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The only way to comprehend what mathematicians mean by Infinity is to contemplate the extent of human stupidity.
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It is not more surprising to be born twice than once; everything in nature is resurrection.
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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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Common sense is not so common.
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When it is a question of money, everybody is of the same religion.
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If God created us in his own image, we have more than reciprocated.
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Opinions have caused more ills than the plague or earthquakes on this little globe of ours.
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I don’t know where I am going, but I am on my way.
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