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The art of medicine consists in amusing the patient while nature cures the disease. (Voltaire)
Doctors prescribe medicine of which they know little to cure diseases of which they know lessen human beings of which they know nothing. View quote
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I do not agree with what you have to say, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it. View quote
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Superstition is to religion what astrology is to astronomy the mad daughter of a wise mother. These daughters have too long dominated the earth. View quote
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To believe in God is impossible not to believe in Him is absurd. View quote
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All the reasonings of men are not worth one sentiment of women. View quote
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All styles are good except the boring kind. View quote
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In the case of news, we should always wait for the sacrament of confirmation. View quote
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It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets. View quote
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Doubt is a not a pleasant mental state, but certainty is a ridiculous one. View quote
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They use thought only to justify their injustices, and speech only to disguise their thoughts. (Voltaire)
History is only the register of crimes and misfortunes. View quote
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A witty saying proves nothing. View quote
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Let us work without theorizing, tis the only way to make life endurable. View quote
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Marriage is the only adventure open to the cowardly. View quote
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I die adoring God, loving my friends, not hating my enemies, and detesting superstition. View quote
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Love truth, but pardon error. View quote
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I cannot imagine how the clockwork of the universe can exist without a clockmaker. View quote
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I am very fond of truth, but not at all of martyrdom. View quote
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The husband who decides to surprise his wife is often very much surprised himself. View quote
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It is one of the superstitions of the human mind to have imagined that virginity could be a virtue. (Voltaire)
The true triumph of reason is that it enables us to get along with those who do not possess it. View quote
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One great use of words is to hide our thoughts. View quote
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The ancient Romans built their greatest masterpieces of architecture, their amphitheaters, for wild beasts to fight in. View quote
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This body, which was called and still calls itself the Holy Roman Empire was not Holy, nor Roman, nor an Empire. View quote
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Voltaire

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Occupation: French Writer
Born: November 21, 1694
Died: May 30, 1778
Quotes count: 407
Wikipedia: Voltaire

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