“Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers.”
— Voltaire
“I don’t know where I am going, but I am on my way.”
“The most important decision you make is to be in a good mood.”
“The more I read, the more I acquire, the more certain I am that I know nothing.”
“Every man is guilty of all the good he did not do.”
“Common sense is not so common.”
“Writing is the painting of the voice.”
“I do not agree with what you have to say, but I’ll defend to the death your right to say it.”
“Think for yourself and let others enjoy the privilege of doing so too.”
“Don't think money does everything or you are going to end up doing everything for money.”
“The art of medicine consists in amusing the patient while nature cures the disease.”
“Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.”
“It is better to risk saving a guilty person than to condemn an innocent one.”
“The happiest of all lives is a busy solitude.”
“No problem can withstand the assault of sustained thinking.”
“My life is a struggle.”
“To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid - one must also be well-mannered.”
“Doubt is not a pleasant condition, but certainty is absurd.”
“Let us read, and let us dance; these two amusements will never do any harm to the world.”
“It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets.”
“The best is the enemy of the good.”
“Present opportunities are not to be neglected; they rarely visit us twice.”
“The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their power to harm us”
“If you want to know who controls you, look at who you are not allowed to criticize.”
“Man is free at the moment he wishes to be.”
“God gave us the gift of life; it is up to us to give ourselves the gift of living well.”
“It is difficult to free fools from the chains they revere.”
“History never repeats itself. Man always does.”
“Work spares us from three evils: boredom, vice, and need.”
“Appreciation is a wonderful thing: It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.”
“Prejudices are what fools use for reason.”
“God is a circle whose center is everywhere and circumference nowhere.”
“Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value – zero.”
“May God defend me from my friends: I can defend myself from my enemies.”
“When it is a question of money, everybody is of the same religion.”
“Paradise is where I am.”
“Faith consists in believing when it is beyond the power of reason to believe.”
“What is history? The lie that everyone agrees on...”
“Doubt is uncomfortable, certainty is ridiculous.”
“Men argue. Nature acts.”
“The biggest reward for a thing well done is to have done it.”
“Cherish those who seek the truth but beware of those who find it.”
“Prejudice is opinion without judgement.”
“Be bold, proclaim it everywhere: They only live who dare.”
“A witty saying proves nothing.”
“If you wish to converse with me, define your terms.”
“I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: ‘O Lord make my enemies ridiculous.’ And God granted it.”
“Dare to think for yourself.”
“Let us cultivate our garden.”
“It is not more surprising to be born twice than once; everything in nature is resurrection.”
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