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...the safest course is to do nothing against one's conscience. With this secret, we can enjoy life and have no fear from death. VoltaireA witty saying proves nothing. Voltaire All sects are different, because they come from men; morality is everywhere the same, because it comes from God. Voltaire 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. VoltaireAnything too stupid to be said is sung. VoltaireAppreciation is a wonderful thing: It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well. VoltaireDoubt is not a pleasant condition, but certainty is absurd. Voltaire Every man is guilty of all the good he didn't do. VoltaireGod is a comedian playing to an audience too afraid to laugh. Voltaire God is always on the side of the big battalions. VoltaireHistory is a pack of lies we play on the dead. VoltaireI have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: 'O Lord, make my enemies ridiculous.' And God granted it. Voltaire If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him. Voltaire Indeed, history is nothing more than a tableau of crimes and misfortunes. Voltaire Indolence is sweet, and its consequences bitter. VoltaireIt is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong. Voltaire It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets. VoltaireJudge of a man by his questions rather than by his answers. Voltaire Love is a canvas furnished by Nature and embroidered by imagination. VoltaireLove truth, and pardon error. Voltaire Marriage is the only adventure open to the cowardly. Voltaire Men are equal; it is not birth but virtue that makes the difference. Voltaire Prejudice is opinion without judgement. Voltaire Regimen is superior to medicine. VoltaireThe art of medicine consists in amusing the patient while nature cures the disease. Voltaire The multitude of books is making us ignorant. Voltaire The secret of being boring is to say everything. Voltaire There is a wide difference between speaking to deceive, and being silent to be impenetrable. Voltaire Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities. Voltaire To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid, you must also be well-mannered. Voltaire

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...the safest course is to do nothing against one's conscience. With this secret, we can enjoy life and have no fear from death. VoltaireA witty saying proves nothing. Voltaire All sects are different, because they come from men; morality is everywhere the same, because it comes from God. Voltaire 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. VoltaireAnything too stupid to be said is sung. VoltaireAppreciation is a wonderful thing: It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well. VoltaireDoubt is not a pleasant condition, but certainty is absurd. Voltaire Every man is guilty of all the good he didn't do. VoltaireGod is a comedian playing to an audience too afraid to laugh. Voltaire God is always on the side of the big battalions. VoltaireHistory is a pack of lies we play on the dead. VoltaireI have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: 'O Lord, make my enemies ridiculous.' And God granted it. Voltaire If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him. Voltaire Indeed, history is nothing more than a tableau of crimes and misfortunes. Voltaire Indolence is sweet, and its consequences bitter. VoltaireIt is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong. Voltaire It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets. VoltaireJudge of a man by his questions rather than by his answers. Voltaire Love is a canvas furnished by Nature and embroidered by imagination. VoltaireLove truth, and pardon error. Voltaire Marriage is the only adventure open to the cowardly. Voltaire Men are equal; it is not birth but virtue that makes the difference. Voltaire Prejudice is opinion without judgement. Voltaire Regimen is superior to medicine. VoltaireThe art of medicine consists in amusing the patient while nature cures the disease. Voltaire The multitude of books is making us ignorant. Voltaire The secret of being boring is to say everything. Voltaire There is a wide difference between speaking to deceive, and being silent to be impenetrable. Voltaire Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities. Voltaire To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid, you must also be well-mannered. Voltaire

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...the safest course is to do nothing against one's conscience. With this secret, we can enjoy life and have no fear from death. VoltaireA witty saying proves nothing. Voltaire All sects are different, because they come from men; morality is everywhere the same, because it comes from God. Voltaire 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. VoltaireAnything too stupid to be said is sung. VoltaireAppreciation is a wonderful thing: It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well. VoltaireDoubt is not a pleasant condition, but certainty is absurd. Voltaire Every man is guilty of all the good he didn't do. VoltaireGod is a comedian playing to an audience too afraid to laugh. Voltaire God is always on the side of the big battalions. VoltaireHistory is a pack of lies we play on the dead. VoltaireI have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: 'O Lord, make my enemies ridiculous.' And God granted it. Voltaire If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him. Voltaire Indeed, history is nothing more than a tableau of crimes and misfortunes. Voltaire Indolence is sweet, and its consequences bitter. VoltaireIt is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong. Voltaire It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets. VoltaireJudge of a man by his questions rather than by his answers. Voltaire Love is a canvas furnished by Nature and embroidered by imagination. VoltaireLove truth, and pardon error. Voltaire Marriage is the only adventure open to the cowardly. Voltaire Men are equal; it is not birth but virtue that makes the difference. Voltaire Prejudice is opinion without judgement. Voltaire Regimen is superior to medicine. VoltaireThe art of medicine consists in amusing the patient while nature cures the disease. Voltaire The multitude of books is making us ignorant. Voltaire The secret of being boring is to say everything. VoltaireThere is a wide difference between speaking to deceive, and being silent to be impenetrable. Voltaire Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities. Voltaire To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid, you must also be well-mannered. Voltaire

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...the safest course is to do nothing against one's conscience. With this secret, we can enjoy life and have no fear from death. VoltaireA witty saying proves nothing. Voltaire All sects are different, because they come from men; morality is everywhere the same, because it comes from God. Voltaire 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. VoltaireAnything too stupid to be said is sung. VoltaireAppreciation is a wonderful thing: It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well. VoltaireDoubt is not a pleasant condition, but certainty is absurd. Voltaire Every man is guilty of all the good he didn't do. VoltaireGod is a comedian playing to an audience too afraid to laugh. Voltaire God is always on the side of the big battalions. VoltaireHistory is a pack of lies we play on the dead. VoltaireI have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: 'O Lord, make my enemies ridiculous.' And God granted it. Voltaire If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him. Voltaire Indeed, history is nothing more than a tableau of crimes and misfortunes. Voltaire Indolence is sweet, and its consequences bitter. VoltaireIt is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong. Voltaire It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets. VoltaireJudge of a man by his questions rather than by his answers. Voltaire Love is a canvas furnished by Nature and embroidered by imagination. VoltaireLove truth, and pardon error. Voltaire Marriage is the only adventure open to the cowardly. Voltaire Men are equal; it is not birth but virtue that makes the difference. Voltaire Prejudice is opinion without judgement. Voltaire Regimen is superior to medicine. VoltaireThe art of medicine consists in amusing the patient while nature cures the disease. Voltaire The multitude of books is making us ignorant. Voltaire The secret of being boring is to say everything. VoltaireThere is a wide difference between speaking to deceive, and being silent to be impenetrable. Voltaire Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities. Voltaire To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid, you must also be well-mannered. Voltaire

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...the safest course is to do nothing against one's conscience. With this secret, we can enjoy life and have no fear from death. VoltaireA witty saying proves nothing. Voltaire All sects are different, because they come from men; morality is everywhere the same, because it comes from God. Voltaire 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. VoltaireAnything too stupid to be said is sung. VoltaireAppreciation is a wonderful thing: It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well. VoltaireDoubt is not a pleasant condition, but certainty is absurd. Voltaire Every man is guilty of all the good he didn't do. VoltaireGod is a comedian playing to an audience too afraid to laugh. Voltaire God is always on the side of the big battalions. VoltaireHistory is a pack of lies we play on the dead. VoltaireI have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: 'O Lord, make my enemies ridiculous.' And God granted it. Voltaire If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him. Voltaire Indeed, history is nothing more than a tableau of crimes and misfortunes. Voltaire Indolence is sweet, and its consequences bitter. VoltaireIt is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong. Voltaire It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets. VoltaireJudge of a man by his questions rather than by his answers. Voltaire Love is a canvas furnished by Nature and embroidered by imagination. VoltaireLove truth, and pardon error. Voltaire Marriage is the only adventure open to the cowardly. Voltaire Men are equal; it is not birth but virtue that makes the difference. Voltaire Prejudice is opinion without judgement. Voltaire Regimen is superior to medicine. VoltaireThe art of medicine consists in amusing the patient while nature cures the disease. Voltaire The multitude of books is making us ignorant. Voltaire The secret of being boring is to say everything. VoltaireThere is a wide difference between speaking to deceive, and being silent to be impenetrable. Voltaire Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities. Voltaire To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid, you must also be well-mannered. Voltaire

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A witty saying proves nothing.
Voltaire

All men are born with a nose and ten fingers, but no one was born with a knowledge of God.
Voltaire

All murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets.
Voltaire

All styles are good except the tiresome kind.
Voltaire

All the reasonings of men are not worth one sentiment of women.
Voltaire

An ideal form of government is democracy tempered with assassination.
Voltaire

Anyone who has the power to make you believe absurdities has the power to make you commit injustices.
Voltaire

Anyone who seeks to destroy the passions instead of controlling them is trying to play the angel.
Voltaire

Anything that is too stupid to be spoken is sung.
Voltaire

Appreciation is a wonderful thing: It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.
Voltaire

As long as people believe in absurdities they will continue to commit atrocities.
Voltaire

Behind every successful man stands a surprised mother-in-law.
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Better is the enemy of good.
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Business is the salt of life.
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By appreciation, we make excellence in others our own property.
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Chance is a word void of sense; nothing can exist without a cause.
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Clever tyrants are never punished.
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Common sense is not so common.
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Divorce is probably of nearly the same date as marriage. I believe, however, that marriage is some weeks the more ancient.
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Do well and you will have no need for ancestors.
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