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History is nothing but a pack of tricks that we play upon the dead.
History and Historians
Voltaire

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How I like the boldness of the English, how I like the people who say what they think!
Nationalities and Nationalism
Voltaire

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I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.
Freedom of Speech
Voltaire

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I know of nothing more laughable than a doctor who does not die of old age.
Doctors
Voltaire

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I was never ruined but twice; once when I lost a lawsuit and once when I won one.
Law and Lawyers
Voltaire

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If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent Him.
God
Voltaire

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In my life, I have prayed but one prayer: oh Lord, make my enemies ridiculous. And God granted it.
Enemies
Voltaire

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It is as impossible to translate poetry as it is to translate music.
Poetry and Poets
Voltaire

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It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong.
Government
Voltaire

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It is far better to be silent than merely to increase the quantity of bad books.
Books - Reading
Voltaire

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It is not love that should be depicted as blind, but self-love.
Self-love
Voltaire

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Judge a person by their questions, rather than their answers.
Questions
Voltaire

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Let us work without theorizing, 'Tis the only way to make life endurable.
Theory
Voltaire

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Love is a canvas furnished by Nature and embroidered by imagination.
Love
Voltaire

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Men hate the individual whom they call avaricious only because nothing can be gained from him.
Greed
Voltaire

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My life is a battle.
Life and Living
Voltaire

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No problem can withstand the assault of sustained thinking.
Problems
Voltaire

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Originality is nothing but judicious plagiarism.
Originality
Voltaire

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Perfection is attained by slow degrees; she requires the hand of time.
Patience
Voltaire

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Pleasure is the object, duty and the goal of all rational creatures.
Pleasure
Voltaire

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Rest is a good thing, but boredom is its brother.
Rest
Voltaire

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Shun idleness is the rust that attaches itself to the most brilliant metals.
Idleness
Voltaire

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The best government is a benevolent tyranny tempered by an occasional assassination.
Government
Voltaire

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The best is the enemy of the good.
Excellence
Voltaire

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The husband who decides to surprise his wife is often very much surprised himself.
Surprises
Voltaire

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Research is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing.
[ Research ] Wernher Von Braun