I loved him as we always love for the first time; with idolatry and wild passion.
VOLTAIREI have chosen to be happy because it is good for my health.
More Voltaire Quotes
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It is far better to be silent than merely to increase the quantity of bad books.
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Every man is guilty of all the good he did not do.
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Liberty of thought is the life of the soul.
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It is with books as with men: a very small number play a great part.
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I have wanted to kill myself a hundred times, but somehow I am still in love with life.
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Think for yourself and let others enjoy the privilege of doing so too.
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The secret of being a bore is to tell everything.
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Fools have a habit of believing that everything written by a famous author is admirable. For my part I read only to please myself and like only what suits my taste.
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I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: Oh Lord, make my enemies ridiculous. And God granted it.
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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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Religion began when the first scoundrel met the first fool.
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History never repeats itself. Man always does.
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God is a comedian playing to an audience that is too afraid to laugh.
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What is history? The lie that everyone agrees on.
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Men will always be mad, and those who think they can cure them are the maddest of all.
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