Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers.
VOLTAIREMen will always be mad, and those who think they can cure them are the maddest of all.
More Voltaire Quotes
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Faith consists in believing what reason cannot.
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If you want to know who controls you, look at who you are not allowed to criticize.
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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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The art of medicine consists of amusing the patient while nature cures the disease.
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Each player must accept the cards life deals him or her; but once they are in hand, he or she alone must decide how to play the cards in order to win the game.
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I loved him as we always love for the first time; with idolatry and wild passion.
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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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He must be very ignorant for he answers every question he is asked.
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Sensual 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.
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Reading nurtures the soul, and an enlightened friend brings it solace.
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The happiest of all lives is a busy solitude.
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No opinion is worth burning your neighbor for.
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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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God is a comedian playing to an audience that is too afraid to laugh.
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