One great use of words is to hide our thoughts.
VOLTAIREThe comfort of the rich depends upon an abundant supply of the poor
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It is not enough to conquer; one must learn to seduce.
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The art of medicine consists of amusing the patient while nature cures the disease.
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Liberty of thought is the life of the soul.
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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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To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid – one must also be polite.
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Minds differ still more than faces.
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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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If God created us in his own image, we have more than reciprocated.
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Cherish those who seek the truth but beware of those who find it.
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Doctors put drugs of which they know little into bodies of which they know less for diseases of which they know nothing at all.
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I would rather obey a fine lion, much stronger than myself, than two hundred rats of my own species.
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The most important decision you make is to be in a good mood.
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Reading nurtures the soul, and an enlightened friend brings it solace.
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Discord is the great ill of mankind; and tolerance is the only remedy for it.
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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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