It is dangerous to be right in matters on which the established authorities are wrong.
VOLTAIREIt is with books as with men: a very small number play a great part.
More Voltaire Quotes
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May God defend me from my friends: I can defend myself from my enemies.
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Every man is guilty of all the good he did not do.
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The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their power to harm us.
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I loved him as we always love for the first time; with idolatry and wild passion.
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Men are equal; it is not birth but virtue that makes the difference.
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One great use of words is to hide our thoughts.
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I have chosen to be happy because it is good for my health.
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Love is a canvas furnished by Nature and embroidered by imagination.
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History never repeats itself. Man always does.
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Meditation is the dissolution of thoughts in Eternal awareness or Pure consciousness without objectification, knowing without thinking, merging finitude in infinity.
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It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets.
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The most important decision you make is to be in a good mood.
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It is not more surprising to be born twice than once; everything in nature is resurrection.
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It is with books as with men: a very small number play a great part.
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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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