Quotes - Leeroy Ting (Kuala Lumpur, 14, Malaysia) Showing 1-30 of 41

#1

“Our wretched species is so made that those who walk on the well-trodden path always throw stones at those who are showing a new road.”
― Voltaire, Philosophical Dictionary

tags: conformism, disregard, ignorance, innovation, persecution, reformers, trailblazers

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#2

“The comfort of the rich depends upon an abundant supply of the poor.”
― Voltaire

tags: philosophical

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#3

“Prejudices are what fools use for reason.”
― Voltaire

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#4

“It is not enough to conquer; one must learn to seduce.”
― Voltaire

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#5

“Optimism," said Cacambo, "What is that?" "Alas!" replied Candide, "It is the obstinacy of maintaining that everything is best when it is worst.”
― Voltaire, Candide

tags: optimism

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#6

“You're a bitter man," said Candide.
That's because I've lived," said Martin.”
― Voltaire, Candide

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#7

“No opinion is worth burning your neighbor for.”
― Voltaire

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#8

“What is history? The lie that everyone agrees on...”
― Voltaire

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#9

“The only way to comprehend what mathematicians mean by Infinity is to contemplate the extent of human stupidity.”
― Voltaire

tags: gospel-truth

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#10

“It is clear that the individual who persecutes a man, his brother, because he is not of the same opinion, is a monster.”
― Voltaire

tags: argument, belief, monster, opinion, philosophy

332 likes

#11

“I read only to please myself, and enjoy only what suits my taste.”
― Voltaire, Candide and Other Tales

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#12

“When a man is in love, jealous, and just whipped by the Inquisition, he is no longer himself.”
― Voltaire, Candide

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#13

“If we do not find anything very pleasant, at least we shall find something new.”
― Voltaire

tags: life

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#14

“Reading nurtures the soul, and an enlightened friend brings it solace. ”
― Voltaire

tags: reading

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#15

“There is a wide difference between speaking to deceive, and being silent to be impenetrable.”
― Voltaire

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#16

“In every province, the chief occupations, in order of importance, are lovemaking, malicious gossip, and talking nonsense.”
― Voltaire, Candide

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#17

“Four thousand volumes of metaphysics will not teach us what the soul is.”
― Voltaire

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#18

“It is not inequality which is the real misfortune, it is dependence.”
― Voltaire

tags: dependence, inequality

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#19

“The greatest consolation in life is to say what one thinks.”
― Voltaire

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#20

“What can you say to a man who tells you he prefers obeying God rather than men, and that as a result he's certain he'll go to heaven if he cuts your throat?”
― Voltaire, Philosophical Dictionary

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#21

“Of all religions, the Christian should of course inspire the most tolerance, but until now Christians have been the most intolerant of all men.”
― Francois Marie Arouet

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#22

“The more a man knows, the less he talks.”
― Voltaire

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#23

“It is said that God is always on the side of the big battalions.”
― Voltaire

tags: god, power, war

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#24

“Being a bird ain't all about flying and shitting from high places.”
― Voltaire

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#25

“Tears are the silent language of grief”
― Voltaire

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#26

“By appreciation, we make excellence in others our own property.”
― Voltaire

tags: appreciation

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#27

“I have chosen to be happy because it is good for my health.”
― Voltaire

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#28

“You are very harsh.'
'I have seen the world.”
― Voltaire, Candide

tags: disillusionment, voltaire, world

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#29

“Originality is nothing but judicious imitation. The most original writers borrowed one from another. The instruction we find in books is like fire. We fetch it from our neighbor's, kindle it at home, communicate it to others, and it becomes the property of all.”
― Francois Voltaire

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#30

“I have no morals, yet I am a very moral person”
― Voltaire

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