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“The comfort of the rich depends upon an abundant supply of the poor.” – Voltaire

50. “Love truth, but pardon error.”

10. “When it comes to money, everybody is of the same religion.” – Voltaire

37. “Is there anyone so wise as to learn by the experience of others?” – Voltaire

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“To really enjoy pleasures, you must know how to leave them.” – Voltaire

58. “Doubt is an uncomfortable condition, but certainty is a ridiculous one.” – Voltaire

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“Work spares us from three evils: boredom, vice, and need.” – Voltaire

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“The human brain is a complex organ with the wonderful power of enabling man to find reasons for continuing to believe whatever it is that he wants to believe.”

31. “Common sense is not so common.” – Voltaire

13. “The secret of being a bore is to tell everything.” – Voltaire

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It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.” – Voltaire

16. “The more you read without thinking, the more you think you know a lot but the more you meditate, the more you see that you know very little.” – Voltaire

32. Exercise. “Minds differ still more than faces.”

Which of These Quotes by Voltaire Make You Second Guess the Truths You’ve Known All Your Life?

Voltaire was known to be one of the primary figures in the Age of Enlightenment.

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“Think for yourself and let others enjoy the privilege of doing so too.” – Voltaire

2. “Dare to think for yourself.”

7. “The right to free speech is more important than the content of the speech.” – Voltaire

48. “Men are equal; it is not birth but virtue that makes the difference.” – Voltaire

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voltaire quotes atrocities

“Is politics nothing other than the art of deliberately lying?” – Voltaire

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“Present opportunities are not to be neglected; they rarely visit us twice.” – Voltaire

61. “What is history? “Friendship is the marriage of the soul, and this marriage is liable to divorce.” – Voltaire

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