Men are equal; it is not birth but virtue that makes the difference.
VOLTAIREThe more a man knows, the less he talks.
More Voltaire Quotes
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No opinion is worth burning your neighbor for.
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He must be very ignorant for he answers every question he is asked.
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To the living we owe respect, but to the dead we owe only the truth.
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May God defend me from my friends: I can defend myself from my enemies.
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Behind every successful man stands a surprised mother-in-law.
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When a man is in love, jealous, and just whipped by the Inquisition, he is no longer himself.
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Men argue. Nature acts.
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The most important decision you make is to be in a good mood.
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Dare to think for yourself.
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The only way to comprehend what mathematicians mean by Infinity is to contemplate the extent of human stupidity.
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Religion began when the first scoundrel met the first fool.
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Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.
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The more I read, the more I acquire, the more certain I am that I know nothing.
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We are rarely proud when we are alone.
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Uncertainty is an uncomfortable position. But certainty is an absurd one.
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