I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: Oh Lord, make my enemies ridiculous. And God granted it.
VOLTAIRETo succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid – one must also be polite.
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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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I know many books which have bored their readers, but I know of none which has done real evil.
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It is not inequality which is the real misfortune, it is dependence.
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Minds differ still more than faces.
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It is an infantile superstition of the human spirit that virginity would be thought a virtue and not the barrier that separates ignorance from knowledge.
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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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We are rarely proud when we are alone.
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Common sense is not so common.
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May God defend me from my friends: I can defend myself from my enemies.
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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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The only way to comprehend what mathematicians mean by Infinity is to contemplate the extent of human stupidity.
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Religion began when the first scoundrel met the first fool.
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Men argue. Nature acts.
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I have chosen to be happy because it is good for my health.
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