Voltaire Quotes About Wisdom
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The more I read, the more I acquire, the more certain I am that I know nothing.
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He is a hard man who is only just, and a sad one who is only wise.
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Once your faith persuades you to believe what your intelligence declares absurd, beware, lest you likewise sacrifice your reason in the conduct of your life.
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The instruction we find in books is like fire. We fetch it from our neighbours, kindle it at home, communicate it to others, and it becomes the property of all.
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Philosopher: A lover of wisdom, which is to say, Truth.
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Common sense is not so common.
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Is there anyone so wise as to learn by the experience of others?
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The superfluous is very necessary.
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Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers.
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Virtuous men alone possess friends.
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It is difficult to free fools from the chains they revere.
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Love is a canvas furnished by Nature and embroidered by imagination.
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