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Collection of the best phrases and famous quotes from the most prominent authors.

Vincent Voiture

Vincent Voiture

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I like the truth more when I am the one who discovers it than when it is another who shows it to me.

Vincent Voiture

Vincent Voiture

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The secret to good health is for the body to be active and the mind to rest.

Voltaire

Voltaire

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We seek happiness, but without knowing where, like drunkards search for their home, knowing that they have one.

Voltaire

Voltaire

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Only he is immensely rich who knows how to limit his desires.

Voltaire

Voltaire

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I proclaim loudly the freedom of thought and may he who does not think like me perish.

Voltaire

Voltaire

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He who reveals the secret of others is seen as a traitor; he who reveals his own secret is seen as a fool.

Voltaire

Voltaire

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Self-love, like the mechanism of human reproduction, is necessary, brings us pleasure, and we should hide it.

Voltaire

Voltaire

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Chance is a meaningless word, nothing can exist without cause.

Voltaire

Voltaire

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Everything goes well for people with a sweet and cheerful character.

Voltaire

Voltaire

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Those who believe that money does everything, end up doing everything for money.

Voltaire

Voltaire

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I do not agree with what you say, but I would fight for your right to say it.

Voltaire

Voltaire

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The pleasure of governing must be very great, since there are so many who aspire to do it.