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history of this quote “I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: “Oh Lord, make my enemies ridiculous.” And God granted it.” by Voltaire

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history of this quote “People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don’t believe in circumstances. The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and, if they can’t find them, make them.” by George Bernard Shaw

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history of this quote “I die adoring God, loving my friends, not hating my enemies, and detesting superstition.” by Voltaire

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history of this quote “If this is the best of possible worlds, what then are the others?” by Voltaire

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history of this quote “In general, the art of government consists in taking as much money as possible from one class of citizens to give to the other.” by Voltaire

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“Vitality in a woman is a blind fury of creation.”

George Bernard Shaw
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history of this quote “Work keeps at bay three great evils: boredom, vice, and need.” by Voltaire

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history of this quote “People have declaimed against luxury for two thousand years, in verse and in prose, and people have always delighted in it.” by Voltaire

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history of this quote “Even in those cities which seem to enjoy the blessings of peace, and where the arts flourish, the inhabitants are devoured by envy, cares and anxieties, which are greater plagues than any experienced in a town when it is under siege.” by Voltaire

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“There are two tragedies in life. One is not to get your heart’s desire. The other is to get it.”

Oscar Wilde
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