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More Quotes by Voltaire
The more a man knows, the less he talks.
Animals have these advantages over man: they never hear the clock strike, they die without any idea of death, they have no theologians to instruct them, their last moments are not disturbed by unwelcome and unpleasant ceremonies, their funerals cost them nothing, and no one starts lawsuits over their wills.
In general, the art of government consists of taking as much money as possible from one class of citizens to give to another.
The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their power to harm us
So long as the people do not care to exercise their freedom, those who wish to tyrannize will do so; for tyrants are active and ardent, and will devote themselves in the name of any number of gods, religious and otherwise, to put shackles upon sleeping men.
The mirror is a worthless invention. The only way to truly see yourself is in the reflection of someone else's eyes.
Life is a shipwreck, but we must not forget to sing in the lifeboats.
Dare to think for yourself.
Those who can be made to believe absurdities can be made to commit atrocities.
The art of medicine consists in amusing the patient while nature cures the disease.
