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Voltaire

  • If we do not find anything very pleasant, at least we shall find something new.
    (topic: adventure)


  • It is not sufficient to see and to know the beauty of a work. We must feel and be affected by it.
    (topic: beauty)


  • I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.
    (topic: censorship and free speech)


  • Divorce is probably of nearly the same date as marriage. I believe, however, that marriage is some weeks the more ancient.
    (topic: divorce)


  • Friendship is the marriage of the soul, and this marriage is liable to divorce.
    (topic: friendship)


  • Love has features which pierce all hearts, he wears a bandage which conceals the faults of those beloved. He has wings, he comes quickly and flies away the same.
    (topic: love)


  • One day everything will be well, that is our hope.
    Everything's fine today, that is our illusion.
    (topic: optimism)