The happiest of all lives is a busy solitude.
VOLTAIRETo succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid – one must also be polite.
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I have chosen to be happy because it is good for my health.
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It is not more surprising to be born twice than once; everything in nature is resurrection.
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Dare to think for yourself.
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Life is thickly sown with thorns, and I know no other remedy than to pass quickly through them. The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their power to harm us.
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Liberty of thought is the life of the soul.
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Each player must accept the cards life deals him or her; but once they are in hand, he or she alone must decide how to play the cards in order to win the game.
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Minds differ still more than faces.
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The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their power to harm us.
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Love is a canvas furnished by Nature and embroidered by imagination.
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Opinions have caused more ills than the plague or earthquakes on this little globe of ours.
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Ice-cream is exquisite. What a pity it isn’t illegal.
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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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Our labour preserves us from three great evils – weariness, vice, and want.
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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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To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid – one must also be polite.
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