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God gave us the gift of life; it is up to us to give ourselves the gift of living well.

~Voltaire

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It is better to risk saving a guilty man than to condemn an innocent one.

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Appreciation is a wonderful thing: It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.

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Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers.

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The art of medicine consists in amusing the patient while nature cures the disease.

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Tears are the silent language of grief.

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It is difficult to free fools from the chains they revere.

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Friendship is the marriage of the soul, and this marriage is liable to divorce.

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Faith consists in believing when it is beyond the power of reason to believe.

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Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.

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Biography

Nationality: French

Type: Writer

Born: November 21st, 1694

Died: May 30th, 1778

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