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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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"I can't" isn't a reason to give up, it's a reason to try harder

"I can't" isn't a reason to give up, it's a reason to try harder

by Voltaire Found in: Reason 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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I advise you to go on living solely to enrage those who are paying your annuities. It is the only read more

I advise you to go on living solely to enrage those who are paying your annuities. It is the only pleasure I have left.

by Voltaire Found in: Retirement Quotes,
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Many are destined to reason wrongly; others, not to reason at all; and others, to persecute those who do reason.

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

by Voltaire Found in: Reason 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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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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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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He must be very ignorant for he answers every question he is asked

He must be very ignorant for he answers every question he is asked

by Voltaire Found in: Ignorance Quotes,
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Illusion is the first of the pleasures

Illusion is the first of the pleasures

by Voltaire Found in: Illusion Quotes,
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