It is not more surprising to be born twice than once; everything in nature is resurrection.
VOLTAIREIt is not enough to conquer; one must learn to seduce.
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Uncertainty is an uncomfortable position. But certainty is an absurd one.
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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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I loved him as we always love for the first time; with idolatry and wild passion.
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Sensual pleasure passes and vanishes, but the friendship between us, the mutual confidence, the delight of the heart, the enchantment of the soul, these things do not perish and can never be destroyed.
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It is not inequality which is the real misfortune, it is dependence.
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Love truth, but pardon error.
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The comfort of the rich depends upon an abundant supply of the poor
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We are rarely proud when we are alone.
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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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What is history? The lie that everyone agrees on.
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If you want to know who controls you, look at who you are not allowed to criticize.
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I don’t know where I am going, but I am on my way.
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We never live; we are always in the expectation of living.
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Ice-cream is exquisite. What a pity it isn’t illegal.
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God is a comedian playing to an audience that is too afraid to laugh.
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