All Voltaire Quotes
I know many books which have bored their readers, but I know of none which has done real evil.
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As long as people believe in absurdities they will continue to commit atrocities.
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The very impossibility in which I find myself to prove that God is not, discovers to me his existence.
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He was a great patriot, a humanitarian, a loyal friend; provided, of course, he really is dead.
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We must distinguish between speaking to deceive and being silent to be reserved.
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To believe in God is impossible not to believe in Him is absurd.
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God gave us the gift of life; it is up to us to give ourselves the gift of living well.
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Perfection is attained by slow degrees; it requires the hand of time.
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Appreciation is a wonderful thing: It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.
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The art of medicine consists in amusing the patient while nature cures the disease.
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To the living we owe respect, but to the dead we owe only the truth.
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The progress of rivers to the ocean is not so rapid as that of man to error.
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