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It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets. (Voltaire)
Doubt is a not a pleasant mental state, but certainty is a ridiculous one. View quote
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They use thought only to justify their injustices, and speech only to disguise their thoughts. View quote
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History is only the register of crimes and misfortunes. View quote
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A witty saying proves nothing. View quote
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Let us work without theorizing, tis the only way to make life endurable. View quote
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Marriage is the only adventure open to the cowardly. View quote
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I die adoring God, loving my friends, not hating my enemies, and detesting superstition. View quote
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Love truth, but pardon error. View quote
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I cannot imagine how the clockwork of the universe can exist without a clockmaker. View quote
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I am very fond of truth, but not at all of martyrdom. (Voltaire)
The husband who decides to surprise his wife is often very much surprised himself. View quote
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It is one of the superstitions of the human mind to have imagined that virginity could be a virtue. View quote
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The true triumph of reason is that it enables us to get along with those who do not possess it. View quote
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One great use of words is to hide our thoughts. View quote
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The ancient Romans built their greatest masterpieces of architecture, their amphitheaters, for wild beasts to fight in. View quote
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Clever tyrants are never punished. View quote
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It is dangerous to be right in matters on which the established authorities are wrong. View quote
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This body, which was called and still calls itself the Holy Roman Empire was not Holy, nor Roman, nor an Empire. View quote
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It is hard to free fools from the chains they revere. View quote
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What is tolerance? It is the consequence of humanity. We are all formed of frailty and error; let us pardon reciprocally each other's folly - that is the first law of nature. (Voltaire)
All is for the best in the best of all possible worlds. View quote
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Let us read and let us dance - two amusements that will never do any harm to the world. View quote
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God is a comedian, playing to an audience too afraid to laugh. View quote
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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. View quote
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