Sometimes we are less unhappy in being deceived by those we love, than in being undeceived by them.
VOLTAIREThe only way to comprehend what mathematicians mean by Infinity is to contemplate the extent of human stupidity.
More Voltaire Quotes
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Every man is a creature of the age in which he lives and few are able to raise themselves above the ideas of the time.
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Injustice in the end produces independence.
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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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Our wretched species is so made that those who walk on the well-trodden path always throw stones at those who are showing a new road.
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It is far better to be silent than merely to increase the quantity of bad books.
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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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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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Madness is to think of too many things in succession too fast, or of one thing too exclusively.
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Discord is the great ill of mankind; and tolerance is the only remedy for it.
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One great use of words is to hide our thoughts.
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Opinions have caused more ills than the plague or earthquakes on this little globe of ours.
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Cherish those who seek the truth but beware of those who find it.
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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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