Tag: Voltaire
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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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By appreciation, we make excellence in others our own property.
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Man is free at the moment he wishes to be.
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Injustice in the end produces independence.
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The instruction we find in books is like fire. We fetch it from our neighbours, kindle it at home, communicate it to others, and it becomes the property of all.
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We are rarely proud when we are alone.
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Optimism is the madness of insisting that all is well when we are miserable.
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Let the punishments of criminals be useful. A hanged man is good for nothing; a man condemned to public works still serves the country, and is a living lesson.
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Faith consists in believing when it is beyond the power of reason to believe.
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To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid, you must also be well-mannered.
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