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15 Deep Philosophy Quotes From “Voltaire"

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

- Voltaire

2. “Let us read, and let us dance; these two amusements will never do any harm to the world.”

- Voltaire

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

- Voltaire

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

- Voltaire

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

- Voltaire

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

- Voltaire

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

- Voltaire

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

- Voltaire

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

- Voltaire

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

- Voltaire

11. "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."

- Voltaire

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

- Voltaire

13. "Common sense is not so common."

- Voltaire

14. "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."

- Voltaire

15. "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 funerals cost them nothing,
and no one starts lawsuits over their wills."

- Voltaire

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