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.
VOLTAIRECherish those who seek the truth but beware of those who find it.
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Let us read, and let us dance; these two amusements will never do any harm to the world.
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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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It is not enough to conquer; one must learn to seduce.
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Dare to think for yourself.
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Reading nurtures the soul, and an enlightened friend brings it solace.
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We never live; we are always in the expectation of living.
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Behind every successful man stands a surprised mother-in-law.
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Ice-cream is exquisite. What a pity it isn’t illegal.
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Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.
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The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their power to harm us.
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The comfort of the rich depends upon an abundant supply of the poor
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Faith consists in believing what reason cannot.
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Man is free at the instant he wants to be.
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The secret of being a bore is to tell everything.
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He must be very ignorant for he answers every question he is asked.
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