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Voltaire Quotes
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It is with books as with men-a very small number play a great part; the rest are lost in the multitude.
All the citizens of a state cannot be equally powerful, but they may be equally free.
The more estimable the offender, the greater the torment.
The necessity of saying something, the embarrassment produced by the consciousness of having nothing to say, and the desire to exhibit ability, are three things sufficient to render even a great man ridiculous.
An infallible method of making fanatics is to persuade before you instruct.
It is fancy rather than taste which produces so many new fashions.
History is the recital of facts represented as true. Fable, on the other hand, is the recital of facts represented as fiction.
Friendship is the marriage of the soul, and this marriage is liable to divorce.
Those who think are excessively few; and those few do not set themselves to disturb the world.
In general, the art of government consists in taking as much money as possible from one party of the citizens to give to the other.
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Few people know what they mean when they say, "I love you." ... Well, what does the word love mean? It means total interest. I think the reason very few people really fall in love with anyone is they're not willing to pay the price. The price is you have to adjust yourself to them.
Motivational Quote
Action may not always bring happiness, but there is no happiness without action.
Motivational Quote
Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened.
Success Quote
Try not to become a man of success but rather try to become a man of value.
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Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.
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