May God defend me from my friends: I can defend myself from my enemies.
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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Prejudices are what fools use for reason.
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He must be very ignorant for he answers every question he is asked.
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To the living we owe respect, but to the dead we owe only the truth.
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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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Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.
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Common sense is not so common.
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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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The most important decision you make is to be in a good mood.
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Perfect is the enemy of good.
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Love truth, but pardon error.
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To hold a pen is to be at war.
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It is dangerous to be right in matters on which the established authorities are wrong.
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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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It is far better to be silent than merely to increase the quantity of bad books.
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Ice-cream is exquisite. What a pity it isn’t illegal.
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