Among the illusions which have invested our civilization is an absolute belief that the solutions to our problems must be a more determined application of rationally organized expertise... The reality is that our problems are largely the product of that application.

Voltaire

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If you want to know who controls you, look at who you are not all... by Voltaire

If you want to know who controls you, look at who you are not allowed to criticize.

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The more often a stupidity is repeated, the more it gets the appe... by Voltaire

The more often a stupidity is repeated, the more it gets the appearance of wisdom.

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So long as the people do not care to exercise their freedom, those who wish to tyrannize will do so; for tyrants are active and ardent, and will devote themselves in the name of any number of gods, religious and otherwise, to put shackles upon sleeping men.

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It is difficult to free fools from the chains they revere. by Voltaire

It is difficult to free fools from the chains they revere.

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The mirror is a worthless invention. The only way to truly see yourself is in the reflection of someone else's eyes.

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The most important decision you make is to be in a good mood. by Voltaire

The most important decision you make is to be in a good mood.

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Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should... by Voltaire

Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said.

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It is dangerous to be right in matters where established men are... by Voltaire

It is dangerous to be right in matters where established men are wrong.

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Give me the patience for the small things of life, courage for the great trials of life. Help me to do my best each day and then go to sleep knowing God is awake.

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The only way to comprehend what mathematicians mean by Infinity is to contemplate the extent of human stupidity.

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In general, the art of government consists of taking as much money as possible from one class of citizens to give to another.

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Many are destined to reason wrongly; others, not to reason at all; and others, to persecute those who do reason.

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Anyone who has the power to make you believe absurdities has the power to make you commit injustices.

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If there’s life on other planets, then the earth is the Universe’... by Voltaire

If there’s life on other planets, then the earth is the Universe’s insane asylum.

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Beware of the words "internal security," for they are the eternal... by Voltaire

Beware of the words "internal security," for they are the eternal cry of the oppressor.

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Each player must accept the cards life deals him or her: but once they are in hand, he or she alone must decide how to play the cards in order to win the game.

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Animals have these advantages over man: they never hear the clock strike, they die without any idea of death, they have no theologians to instruct them, their last moments are not disturbed by unwelcome and unpleasant ceremonies, their funerals cost them nothing, and no one starts lawsuits over their wills.

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‎Life is a shipwreck, but we must not forget to sing in the lifeb... by Voltaire

‎Life is a shipwreck, but we must not forget to sing in the lifeboats.

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Prejudices are what fools use for reason. by Voltaire

Prejudices are what fools use for reason.

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Cherish those who seek the truth but beware of those who find it. by Voltaire

Cherish those who seek the truth but beware of those who find it.

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