Madness is to think of too many things in succession too fast, or of one thing too exclusively.
VOLTAIREIf we do not find anything very pleasant, at least we shall find something new.
More Voltaire Quotes
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We never live; we are always in the expectation of living.
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To hold a pen is to be at war.
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Minds differ still more than faces.
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The human brain is a complex organ with the wonderful power of enabling man to find reasons for continuing to believe whatever it is that he wants to believe.
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Perfect is the enemy of good.
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Let us cultivate our garden.
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Common sense is not so common.
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Meditation is the dissolution of thoughts in Eternal awareness or Pure consciousness without objectification, knowing without thinking, merging finitude in infinity.
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Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers.
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I have chosen to be happy because it is good for my health.
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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 clear that the individual who persecutes a man, his brother, because he is not of the same opinion, is a monster.
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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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Let us read, and let us dance; these two amusements will never do any harm to the world.
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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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