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Beliefs
Doubt is not a pleasant condition, but certainty is absurd.

Books
The multitude of books is making us ignorant.

Bore
The secret of being a bore is to tell everything.

Censorship
We have a natural right to make use of our pens as of our tongue, at our peril, risk and hazard.

Chance
Chance is a word void of sense; nothing can exist without a cause.

Conquer
It is not enough to conquer; one must also know how to seduce.

Family
Whoever serves his country well has no need of ancestors. -- Voltaire

Fool
Very often, say what you will, a knave is only a fool. -- Voltaire

Literature
I know many books which have bored their readers, but I know of none which has done real evil.

Love
Love is a canvas furnished by Nature and embroidered by imagination.

Love
Love has features which pierce all hearts, he wears a bandage which conceals the faults of those beloved. He has wings, he comes quickly and flies away the same.

Misfortune
Life is thickly sown with thorns, and I know no other remedy than to pass quickly through them. The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their power to harm us.

Opinion
Opinion has caused more trouble on this little earth than plagues or earthquakes. -- Voltaire

People
You can fool some of the people all of the time and all of the people some of the time - but most of the time they will make fools of themselves. -- Voltaire

Poetry
Poetry is the music of the soul, and, above all, of great and feeling souls.

Quotations
A witty saying proves nothing.

Religion
To believe in God is impossible not to believe in Him is absurd.

Religion
Nothing can be more contrary to religion and the clergy than reason and common sense. -- Voltaire

Religion
The world embarrasses me, and I cannot dream that this watch exists and has no watchmaker. -- Voltaire

Society
As long as people believe in absurdities they will continue to commit atrocities.

Society
The public is a ferocious beast; one must either chain it or flee from it. -- Voltaire

Thoughts
Men use thought only to justify their wrong doings, and speech only to conceal their thoughts.

Wealth
When is a question of money, everybody is of the same religion. -- Voltaire

Wit
A witty saying proves nothing.