New Year Quotes

Let's start the New Year with some quotes from Voltaire:

 

“Let us read, and let us dance; these two amusements will never do any harm to the world.”
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“‎Life is a shipwreck, but we must not forget to sing in the lifeboats.”
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“Common sense is not so common.”
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“It is dangerous to be right in matters on which the established authorities are wrong.”
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“Think for yourself and let others enjoy the privilege of doing so too.”
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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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“Ice-cream is exquisite. What a pity it isn't illegal.”

You can fit a lot of living in those words.