It is not more surprising to be born twice than once; everything in nature is resurrection.
VOLTAIREOur labour preserves us from three great evils – weariness, vice, and want.
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She blushed and so did he. She greeted him in a faltering voice, and he spoke to her without knowing what he was saying.
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Every man is guilty of all the good he did not do.
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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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Discord is the great ill of mankind; and tolerance is the only remedy for it.
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It is not inequality which is the real misfortune, it is dependence.
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He must be very ignorant for he answers every question he is asked.
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May God defend me from my friends: I can defend myself from my enemies.
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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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Think for yourself and let others enjoy the privilege of doing so too.
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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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The happiest of all lives is a busy solitude.
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Uncertainty is an uncomfortable position. But certainty is an absurd one.
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Men will always be mad, and those who think they can cure them are the maddest of all.
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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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