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• Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value - zero.

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  Zero, Historical, Paper

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

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  Art, Get Well Soon, Health

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

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  Life, Happy Birthday, Funny Birthday

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• To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid, you must also be well-mannered.

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  Funny, Stupid, Humor

  "Personal Quotes/ Biography". www.imdb.com.

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• A yawn may not be polite, but at least it is an honest opinion.

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  Inspiring, Moving, Heart

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• The Bible. That is what fools have written, what imbeciles commend, what rogues teach and young children are made to learn by heart.

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  Children, Heart, Religion

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• Every man is a creature of the age in which he lives and few are able to raise themselves above the ideas of the time.

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  Inspirational, Time, Philosophical

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• The true triumph of reason is that it enables us to get along with those who do not possess it.

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  Funny, Triumph, Reason

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• Every man can educate himself. It's shameful to put one's mind into the hands of those whom you wouldn't entrust with your money. Dare to think for yourself.

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  Thinking, Men, Hands

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• Opinion has caused more trouble on this little earth than plagues or earthquakes.

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  Earthquakes, Political, Politics

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• Work spares us from three evils: boredom, vice, and need.

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  Inspirational, Encouragement, Motivation

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• Liberty of thought is the life of the soul.

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  Life, Soul, Liberty

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• The biggest reward for a thing well done is to have done it.

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  Congratulations, Done, Rewards

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• As long as people believe in absurdities they will continue to commit atrocities.

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  Truth, Believe, Evil People

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• The tyranny of the many would be when one body takes over the rights of others, and then exercises its power to change the laws in its favor.

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  Exercise, Rights, Law

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• Sensual pleasure passes and vanishes, but the friendship between us, the mutual confidence, the delight of the heart, the enchantment of the soul, these things do not perish and can never be destroyed.

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  Heart, Soul, Sensual

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• The more you know, the less sure you are.

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  Math, Mathematical, Math And Science

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• Christianity is the most ridiculous, the most absurd and bloody religion that has ever infected the world.

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  Atheist, Religion, Atheism

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• Doubt is uncomfortable, certainty is ridiculous.

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  Motivational, Stupidity, Doubt

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• I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: 'O Lord make my enemies ridiculous.' And God granted it.

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  Funny, Life, God

  Letter to M. Damilaville, 16 May 1767

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• When you arise in the morning, give thanks for the morning light, for your life and strength. Give thanks for your food, and the joy of living. Tecumseh Appreciation is a wonderful thing; it makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.

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  Appreciation, Morning, Light

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• No opinion is worth burning your neighbor for.

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  Burning, Opinion, Neighbor

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• It is the characteristic of the most stringent censorships that they give credibility to the opinions they attack.

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  Government, Giving, Opinion

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• Which is more dangerous: fanaticism or atheism? Fanaticism is certainly a thousand times more deadly; for atheism inspires no bloody passion whereas fanaticism does; atheism is opposed to crime and fanaticism causes crimes to be committed.

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  Passion, Inspire, Atheism

  Voltaire (2012). “Philosophical Dictionary”, p.42, Courier Corporation

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• If one does not reflect, one thinks oneself master of everything; but when one does reflect, one realizes that one is master of nothing.

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  Learning, Science, Thinking

  Francois Voltaire (1977). “The Portable Voltaire”, p.67, Penguin

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