The more a man knows, the less he talks.
VOLTAIREWhen a man is in love, jealous, and just whipped by the Inquisition, he is no longer himself.
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Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers.
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God is a comedian playing to an audience that is too afraid to laugh.
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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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I loved him as we always love for the first time; with idolatry and wild passion.
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It is an infantile superstition of the human spirit that virginity would be thought a virtue and not the barrier that separates ignorance from knowledge.
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The most important decision you make is to be in a good mood.
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Religion began when the first scoundrel met the first fool.
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The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their power to harm us.
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God is a circle whose center is everywhere and circumference nowhere.
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We are rarely proud when we are alone.
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Doubt is an uncomfortable condition, but certainty is a ridiculous one.
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The comfort of the rich depends upon an abundant supply of the poor
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What is history? The lie that everyone agrees on.
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Is politics nothing other than the art of deliberately lying?
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If we do not find anything very pleasant, at least we shall find something new.
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