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Voltaire Quotes
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Optimism is the mania of maintaining that everything is well when we are wretched.
The abuse of grace is affectation, as the abuse of the sublime is absurdity; all perfection is nearly a fault.
The instinct of a man is to pursue everything that flies from him, and to fly from all that pursue him.
All the persecutors declare against each other mortal war, while the philosopher, oppressed by them all, contents himself with pitying them.
When one man speaks to another man who doesn't understand him, and when the man who's speaking no longer understands, it's metaphysics.
Pleasure is the object, the duty, and the goal of all rational creatures.
There is a pleasure in not being pleased.
Feeble verses are those which sin not against rules, but against genius.
True power and true politeness are above vanity.
We offer up prayers to God only because we have made Him after our own image. We treat Him like a pasha, or a sultan, who is capable of being exasperated and appeased.
Love Quote
Few people know what they mean when they say, "I love you." ... Well, what does the word love mean? It means total interest. I think the reason very few people really fall in love with anyone is they're not willing to pay the price. The price is you have to adjust yourself to them.
Truth Quote
The truth is, everyone is going to hurt you. You just got to find the ones worth suffering for.
Wisdom Quote
When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us.
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