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The comfort of the rich depends upon an abundant supply of the poor

Voltaire

If we do not find anything very pleasant, at least we shall find something new.
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Change Finding Inspirational Life Pleasant
In every province, the chief occupations, in order of importance, are lovemaking, malicious gossip, and talking nonsense.
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Gossip Importance Love Nonsence Occupation Talk
Let us read, and let us dance; these two amusements will never do any harm to the world.
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Amusement Dance Harm Reading World
The art of medicine consists of amusing the patient while nature cures the disease.
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Amuse Art Disease Medicine Nature Patient
Cherish those who seek the truth but beware of those who find it.
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Beware Cherish Fear Honesty Seek Truth
One day everything will be well, that is our hope. Everything’s fine today, that is our illusion.
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Believe Hope Illusion Optimism Positive
Love is a canvas furnished by Nature and embroidered by imagination.
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Canvas Imagination Love Nature
Think for yourself and let others enjoy the privilege of doing so too.
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Enjoyment Freedom Privilege Thinking Yourself
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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Dwell Harm Life Misfortune Power Thorn
Opinions have caused more ills than the plague or earthquakes on this little globe of ours.
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Cause Disease Earthquake Globe Opinion Suffering
Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.
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Believe Commitment Injustice Religion
The more a man knows, the less he talks.
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Deep Education Intelligence Man Silence Talk
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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Believe Fools Habit Myself Please Taste
The comfort of the rich depends upon an abundant supply of the poor
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Abundance Comfort Poor Poverty Rich Supply
If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him.
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Believe Faith God Invention Necessary Religion
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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Book People Quantity Reading Stupidity Vulgar

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