History never repeats itself. Man always does.
VOLTAIREEvery man is a creature of the age in which he lives and few are able to raise themselves above the ideas of the time.
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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The secret of being a bore is to tell everything.
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I don’t know where I am going, but I am on my way.
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It is far better to be silent than merely to increase the quantity of bad books.
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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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Let us cultivate our garden.
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The more a man knows, the less he talks.
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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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He must be very ignorant for he answers every question he is asked.
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Cherish those who seek the truth but beware of those who find it.
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What is history? The lie that everyone agrees on.
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It is dangerous to be right in matters on which the established authorities are wrong.
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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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The happiest of all lives is a busy solitude.
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Behind every successful man stands a surprised mother-in-law.
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