The art of medicine consists of amusing the patient while nature cures the disease.
VOLTAIRESensual pleasure passes and vanishes, but the friendship between us, the mutual confidence, the delight of the heart, the enchantment of the soul, these things do not perish and can never be destroyed.
More Voltaire Quotes
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Common sense is not so common.
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I don’t know where I am going, but I am on my way.
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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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It is not enough to conquer; one must learn to seduce.
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Life is thickly sown with thorns, and I know no other remedy than to pass quickly through them. The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their power to harm us.
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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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The most important decision you make is to be in a good mood.
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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 far better to be silent than merely to increase the quantity of bad books.
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One great use of words is to hide our thoughts.
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Faith consists in believing what reason cannot.
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No opinion is worth burning your neighbor for.
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Reading nurtures the soul, and an enlightened friend brings it solace.
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Think for yourself and let others enjoy the privilege of doing so too.
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The more a man knows, the less he talks.
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