Minds differ still more than faces.
VOLTAIREDoctors put drugs of which they know little into bodies of which they know less for diseases of which they know nothing at all.
More Voltaire Quotes
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I know many books which have bored their readers, but I know of none which has done real evil.
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Cherish those who seek the truth but beware of those who find it.
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No opinion is worth burning your neighbor for.
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Men argue. Nature acts.
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Uncertainty is an uncomfortable position. But certainty is an absurd one.
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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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Appreciation is a wonderful thing. It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.
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Opinions have caused more ills than the plague or earthquakes on this little globe of ours.
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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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To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid – one must also be polite.
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Doubt is an uncomfortable condition, but certainty is a ridiculous one.
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Ice-cream is exquisite. What a pity it isn’t illegal.
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In every province, the chief occupations, in order of importance, are lovemaking, malicious gossip, and talking nonsense.
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Liberty of thought is the life of the soul.
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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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