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Wisdom of Voltaire – Inspiring Quotes for Every Thoughtful Mind

    Tears are the silent language of grief.

    The best is the enemy of the good.

    Doubt is an uncomfortable condition, but certainty is a ridiculous one.

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

    It is better to be feared than to be loved, if you cannot be both.

    Prejudices are what fools use for reason.

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

    Freedom of thought is the foundation of freedom itself.

    Common sense is not so common.

    The most important question of life is: ‘Is it funny?’

    We are all made of the same stardust, yet some choose to shine brighter.

    A witty saying proves nothing.

    Eccentricity is the first step to independence.

    Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers.

    An excellent man is always the center of attention.

    Optimism is the madness of insisting that all is well when we are miserable.

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

    Every man is guilty of all the good he did not do.

    A little wisdom is a dangerous thing; a lot of it can change the world.

    Man is free the moment he wishes to be.

    Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit injustices.

    Let us cultivate our garden.

    Pessimism is only optimism in the long run.

    Judaism is a living tradition; it dies in books.

    Perfect is the enemy of good.

    To hold a pen is to be at war.

    Chance is a nickname for God when he doesn’t want to sign.

    There is no act of treachery more serious than to trust a friend.

    The best way to make your dreams come true is to wake up.

    We ought to think more about our lives and less about our possessions.

    Even more than the sword, the pen has the power to change the world.

    Life is too short to be serious all the time.

    Science is the best tool we have to distinguish truth from lies.

    The art of medicine consists in amusing the patient while nature cures the disease.

    The more I read, the more I acquire, the more certain I am that I know nothing.

    Faith consists in believing what we do not see; the reward of faith is to see what we believe.

    True happiness is to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future.

    Comfort is the enemy of progress.

    Happiness is the craving for repetition.

    To understand is to forgive, but never to forget.

    Every opinion that is not based on sound reasoning deserves to be silenced.

    The more the state ‘intervenes’, the more we shall be unable to intervene.

    All great ideas are born in the imagination.

    Youth is the hope of our future.

    One day, the world will no longer be enslaved by its own ignorance.

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