QUOTES by Voltaire
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“I would rather obey a fine lion, much stronger than myself, than two hundred rats of my own species.”
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“A State can be no better than the citizens of which it is composed. Our labour now is not to mould States but make citizens.”
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“One merit of poetry few persons will deny: it says more and in fewer words than prose.”
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“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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“The human brain is a complex organ with the wonderful power of enabling man to find reasons for continuing to believe whatever it is that he wants to believe.”
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“Appreciation is a wonderful thing. It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.”
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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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“Animals have these advantages over man: they never hear the clock strike, they die without any idea of death, they have no theologians to instruct them, their last moments are not disturbed by unwelcome and unpleasant ceremonies, their funerals cost them nothing, and no one starts lawsuits over their wills.”
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“One day everything will be well, that is our hope. Everything’s fine today, that is our illusion.”
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“It is clear that the individual who persecutes a man, his brother, because he is not of the same opinion, is a monster.”
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“The mirror is a worthless invention. The only way to truly see yourself is in the reflection of someone else’s eyes.”
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“The more often a stupidity is repeated, the more it gets the appearance of wisdom.”
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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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“Men will always be mad, and those who think they can cure them are the maddest of all.”
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“The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their power to harm us.”
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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 love; love, the comfort of the human species, the preserver of the universe, the soul of all sentient beings, love, tender love.”
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“Every man is a creature of the age in which he lives and few are able to raise themselves above the ideas of the time.”
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“Don’t think money does everything or you are going to end up doing everything for money.”
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