Life is thickly sown with thorns, and I know no other remedy than to pass quickly through them. The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their power to harm us.

Quote by Voltaire

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The infinitely little have a pride infinitely great.

The infinitely little have a pride infinitely great.

We are rarely proud when we are alone.

We are rarely proud when we are alone.

Prejudices are what fools use for reason.

Prejudices are what fools use for reason.

Poetry is the music of the soul, and, above all, of great and feeling souls.

Poetry is the music of the soul, and, above all, of great and feeling souls.

History is fables agreed upon.

History is fables agreed upon.

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

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

Use, do not abuse; neither abstinence nor excess ever renders man happy.

Use, do not abuse; neither abstinence nor excess ever renders man happy.

Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers

Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers

Illusion is the first of the pleasures

Illusion is the first of the pleasures

No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible.

No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible.

We must cultivate our own garden. When man was put in the garden of Eden...

We must cultivate our own garden. When man was put in the garden of Eden...

Very often, say what you will, a knave is only a fool.

Very often, say what you will, a knave is only a fool.

Doubt is uncomfortable, certainty is ridiculous.

Doubt is uncomfortable, certainty is ridiculous.

We have a natural right to make use of our pens as of our tongues,...

We have a natural right to make use of our pens as of our tongues,...

The secret of being a bore... is to tell everything.

The secret of being a bore... is to tell everything.

All the citizens of a state cannot be equally powerful, but they may be equally...

All the citizens of a state cannot be equally powerful, but they may be equally...

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

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

Tears are the silent language of grief

Tears are the silent language of grief

Patch grief with proverbs

Patch grief with proverbs

Given a choice between grief and nothing, I'd choose grief.

Given a choice between grief and nothing, I'd choose grief.

Laughter and tears are both responses to frustration and exhaustion . . . . I...

Laughter and tears are both responses to frustration and exhaustion . . . . I...