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It is far better to be silent than merely to increase the quantity of bad books.

Voltaire

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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Body Disease Doctor Drug Humour
The more I read, the more I acquire, the more certain I am that I know nothing.
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Acquire Book Education Knowledge Reading
I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: Oh Lord, make my enemies ridiculous. And God granted it.
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Enemy God Grant Humour Prayer Ridiculous
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
Uncertainty is an uncomfortable position. But certainty is an absurd one.
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Adsured Person Uncertain
Men are equal; it is not birth but virtue that makes the difference.
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Birth Difference Equality Men Virtue
Our wretched species is so made that those who walk on the well-trodden path always throw stones at those who are showing a new road.
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Ignorance Path Road Species Stone Walk
It is not enough to conquer; one must learn to seduce.
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Conquer Learning Politics Seduce Sex
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
Each player must accept the cards life deals him or her; but once they are in hand, he or she alone must decide how to play the cards in order to win the game.
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Acceptance Alone Decide Game Life Player
Ice-cream is exquisite. What a pity it isn’t illegal.
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Exquisite Food Illegal Pity
The happiest of all lives is a busy solitude.
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Happiness Healing Live Lonely One Liner Solitude
History never repeats itself. Man always does.
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Healing History Men Past Repeat
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
Prejudices are what fools use for reason.
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Excuse Fools One Liner Prejudice Reason
I loved him as we always love for the first time; with idolatry and wild passion.
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Love Passion Time Wild

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