In every province, the chief occupations, in order of importance, are lovemaking, malicious gossip, and talking nonsense.
VOLTAIREThere are truths which are not for all men, nor for all times.
More Voltaire Quotes
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Every man is guilty of all the good he did not do.
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I would rather obey a fine lion, much stronger than myself, than two hundred rats of my own species.
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Ice-cream is exquisite. What a pity it isn’t illegal.
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To hold a pen is to be at war.
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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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The secret of being a bore is to tell everything.
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Behind every successful man stands a surprised mother-in-law.
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Religion began when the first scoundrel met the first fool.
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It is hard to free fools from the chains they revere.
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Don’t think money does everything or you are going to end up doing everything for money.
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Sometimes we are less unhappy in being deceived by those we love, than in being undeceived by them.
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It is far better to be silent than merely to increase the quantity of bad books.
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Being unable to make people more reasonable, I preferred to be happy away from them.
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Men are equal; it is not birth but virtue that makes the difference.
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I have chosen to be happy because it is good for my health.
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