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The superfluous, a very necessary thing. ↗

— Voltaire

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One merit of poetry few persons will deny: it says more and in fewer words than prose. ↗

— Voltaire

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Nothing can be more contrary to religion and the clergy than reason and common sense. ↗

— Voltaire

#common #common sense #contrary #more #nothing

To the living we owe respect, but to the dead we owe only the truth. ↗

— Voltaire

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

— Voltaire

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The secret of being a bore... is to tell everything. ↗

— Voltaire

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You can be young without money but you can't be old without it. ↗

— Tennessee Williams

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Nothing would be more tiresome than eating and drinking if God had not made them a pleasure as well as a necessity. ↗

— Voltaire

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Think for yourselves and let others enjoy the privilege to do so, too. ↗

— Voltaire

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By appreciation, we make excellence in others our own property. ↗

— Voltaire

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