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If God has created us in His image, we have more than returned the compliment.

If God has created us in His image, we have more than returned the compliment.

by Voltaire Found in: God Quotes,
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Originality is nothing by judicious imitation. The most original writers borrowed one from another.

Originality is nothing by judicious imitation. The most original writers borrowed one from another.

by Voltaire Found in: Writers Quotes,
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Every abuse ought to be reformed, unless the reform is more dangerous than the abuse itself.

Every abuse ought to be reformed, unless the reform is more dangerous than the abuse itself.

by Voltaire Found in: Reform Quotes,
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Madness is to think of too many things in succession too fast, or of one thing too exclusively

Madness is to think of too many things in succession too fast, or of one thing too exclusively

by Voltaire Found in: Madness Quotes,
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It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong.

It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong.

by Voltaire Found in: Government Quotes,
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Common sense is not so common.

Common sense is not so common.

by Voltaire Found in: Common sense Quotes,
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The true character of liberty is independence, maintained by force.

The true character of liberty is independence, maintained by force.

by Voltaire Found in: Liberty Quotes,
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When he to whom a person speaks does not understand, and he who speaks does not understand himself, that is read more

When he to whom a person speaks does not understand, and he who speaks does not understand himself, that is metaphysics.

by Voltaire Found in: Metaphysics Quotes,
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It is an infantile superstition of the human spirit that virginity would be thought a virtue and not the barrier read more

It is an infantile superstition of the human spirit that virginity would be thought a virtue and not the barrier that separates ignorance from knowledge

by Voltaire Found in: Spirit Quotes,
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It requires ages to destroy a popular opinion

It requires ages to destroy a popular opinion

by Voltaire Found in: Opinions Quotes,
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