Cherish those who seek the truth but beware of those who find it.
VOLTAIRELove is a canvas furnished by Nature and embroidered by imagination.
More Voltaire Quotes
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The more I read, the more I acquire, the more certain I am that I know nothing.
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I don’t know where I am going, but I am on my way.
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Reading nurtures the soul, and an enlightened friend brings it solace.
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The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their power to harm us.
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To hold a pen is to be at war.
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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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To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid – one must also be polite.
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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 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 God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him.
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One day everything will be well, that is our hope. Everything’s fine today, that is our illusion.
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Opinions have caused more ills than the plague or earthquakes on this little globe of ours.
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Man is free at the instant he wants to be.
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The comfort of the rich depends upon an abundant supply of the poor
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The secret of being a bore is to tell everything.
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