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Voltaire Quotes - Page 2

The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their power to harm us

Voltaire (2016). “VOLTAIRE – Premium Collection: Novels, Philosophical Writings, Historical Works, Plays, Poems & Letters (60+ Works in One Volume) - Illustrated: Candide, A Philosophical Dictionary, A Treatise on Toleration, Plato's Dream, The Princess of Babylon, Zadig, The Huron, Socrates, The Sage and the Atheist, Dialogues, Oedipus, Caesar…”, p.5643, e-artnow

‎Life is a shipwreck, but we must not forget to sing in the lifeboats.

Elizabeth Cooney Leister, Voltaire (1985). “Voltaire's Candide”, Barrons Educational Series Incorporated

The happiest of all lives is a busy solitude.

"Personal Quotes/ Biography". www.imdb.com.

Common sense is not so common.

Dictionnaire Philosophique "Common Sense" (1765)

I cannot imagine how the clockwork of the universe can exist without a clockmaker.

Attributed to Voltaire in Robert L. Weber "More Random Walks in Science: An Anthology" (p. 65), 1982.

Dare to think for yourself.

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