It is with books as with men: a very small number play a great part.
VOLTAIREOpinions have caused more ills than the plague or earthquakes on this little globe of ours.
More Voltaire Quotes
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God is a comedian playing to an audience that is too afraid to laugh.
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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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Men use thought only as authority for their injustice, and employ speech only to conceal their thoughts.
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Liberty of thought is the life of the soul.
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God is a circle whose center is everywhere and circumference nowhere.
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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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Dare to think for yourself.
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There are truths which are not for all men, nor for all times.
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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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If we do not find anything very pleasant, at least we shall find something new.
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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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The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their power to harm us.
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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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Love is a canvas furnished by Nature and embroidered by imagination.
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Our labour preserves us from three great evils – weariness, vice, and want.
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