We are rarely proud when we are alone.
VOLTAIREDiscord is the great ill of mankind; and tolerance is the only remedy for it.
More Voltaire Quotes
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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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It is with books as with men: a very small number play a great part.
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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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Men are equal; it is not birth but virtue that makes the difference.
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The only way to comprehend what mathematicians mean by Infinity is to contemplate the extent of human stupidity.
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If we do not find anything very pleasant, at least we shall find something new.
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Ice-cream is exquisite. What a pity it isn’t illegal.
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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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Our labour preserves us from three great evils – weariness, vice, and want.
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What is history? The lie that everyone agrees on.
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She blushed and so did he. She greeted him in a faltering voice, and he spoke to her without knowing what he was saying.
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Liberty of thought is the life of the soul.
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May God defend me from my friends: I can defend myself from my enemies.
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It is better to risk saving a guilty person than to condemn an innocent one.
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It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets.
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