The human brain is a complex organ with the wonderful power of enabling man to find reasons for continuing to believe whatever it is that he wants to believe.
VOLTAIREThe art of medicine consists of amusing the patient while nature cures the disease.
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Love truth, but pardon error.
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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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The discovery of what is true and the practice of that which is good are the two most important aims of philosophy.
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I have wanted to kill myself a hundred times, but somehow I am still in love with life.
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Prejudices are what fools use for reason.
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One great use of words is to hide our thoughts.
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The more a man knows, the less he talks.
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Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers.
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Men argue. Nature acts.
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Dare to think for yourself.
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It is far better to be silent than merely to increase the quantity of bad books.
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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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God is a comedian playing to an audience that is too afraid to laugh.
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Let us cultivate our garden.
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