Being unable to make people more reasonable, I preferred to be happy away from them.
VOLTAIREMan is free at the instant he wants to be.
More Voltaire Quotes
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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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It is clear that the individual who persecutes a man, his brother, because he is not of the same opinion, is a monster.
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Men use thought only as authority for their injustice, and employ speech only to conceal their thoughts.
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Reading nurtures the soul, and an enlightened friend brings it solace.
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She blushed and so did he. She greeted him in a faltering voice, and he spoke to her without knowing what he was saying.
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It is not more surprising to be born twice than once; everything in nature is resurrection.
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If you have two religions in your land, the two will cut each other’s throats; but if you have thirty religions, they will dwell in peace.
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Liberty of thought is the life of the soul.
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The comfort of the rich depends upon an abundant supply of the poor
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Behind every successful man stands a surprised mother-in-law.
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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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If God created us in his own image, we have more than reciprocated.
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If we do not find anything very pleasant, at least we shall find something new.
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Appreciation is a wonderful thing. It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.
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Think for yourself and let others enjoy the privilege of doing so too.
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He must be very ignorant for he answers every question he is asked.
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The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their power to harm us.
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I have chosen to be happy because it is good for my health.
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Minds differ still more than faces.
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To the living we owe respect, but to the dead we owe only the truth.
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No opinion is worth burning your neighbor for.
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The most important decision you make is to be in a good mood.
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Man is free at the instant he wants to be.
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Opinions have caused more ills than the plague or earthquakes on this little globe of ours.
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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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Madness is to think of too many things in succession too fast, or of one thing too exclusively.
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