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Voltaire Quotes: To caress the serpent that devours us, until…

To caress the serpent that devours us, until it has eaten away our heart.

("Candide")

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It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets.
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Doubt is a not a pleasant mental state, but certainty is a ridiculous one.
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Originality is nothing but judicious plagiarism.
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The little may contrast with the great, in painting, but cannot be said to be contrary to it. Oppositions of colors contrast; but there are also colors contrary to each other, that is, which produce an ill effect because they shock the eye when brought very near it.
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Divorce is probably of nearly the same date as marriage. I believe, however, that marriage is some weeks the more ancient.
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Chance is a word void of sense; nothing can exist without a cause.
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