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I know of no great man except those who have rendered great services to the human race.
Service
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 should like to lie at your feet and die in your arms.
Lies and Lying
Voltaire

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

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In this country it's a good thing to kill an admiral now and then to encourage the others.
Army and Navy
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 hard to free fools from the chains they revere.
Freedom
Voltaire

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

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Marriage is the only adventure open to the cowardly.
Marriage
Voltaire

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My prayer to God is a very short one: O Lord, make my enemies look ridiculous! God has granted it.
Prayer
Voltaire

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

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Superstition is to religion what astrology is to astronomy; the mad daughter of a wise mother.
Superstition
Voltaire

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The great consolation in life is to say what one thinks.
Frankness
Voltaire

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The history of human opinion is scarcely anything more than the history of human errors.
Opinions
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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The only way to compel men to speak good of us is to do it.
Character
Voltaire

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The true triumph of reason is that it enables us to get along with those who do not possess it.
Reason
Voltaire

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They use thought only to justify their injustices, and speech only to disguise their thoughts.
Thoughts and Thinking
Voltaire

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This poem will never reach its destination. [On Rousseau's Ode To Posterity]
Poetry and Poets
Voltaire

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To announce truths is an infallible receipt for being persecuted.
Truth
Voltaire

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To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid, you must also be well-mannered.
Courtesy
Voltaire

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To the living we owe respect, but to the dead we owe only the truth.
Death and Dying
Voltaire

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Verses which do not teach men new and moving truths do not deserve to be read.
Poetry and Poets
Voltaire

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