Voltaire

Country France
Born Monday, 30 November -0001
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Quotes 40
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Monsieur l'abbé, I detest what you write, but I would give my life to make it possible for you to continue to write. Uncategorized
When we hear news we should always wait for the sacrament of confirmation. Uncategorized
The man who leaves money to charity in his will is only giving away what no longer belongs to him. Uncategorized
Think for yourselves and let others enjoy the privilege to do so too. Uncategorized
This agglomeration which was called and which still calls itself the Holy Roman Empire was neither holy, nor Roman, nor an empire. Uncategorized
The secret of being a bore is to tell everything. Uncategorized
There are some that only employ words for the purpose of disguising their thoughts. Uncategorized
Work saves us from three great evils: boredom, vice and need. Uncategorized
I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it. Uncategorized
God is a circle whose center is everywhere and circumference nowhere. Uncategorized
You despise books; you whose lives are absorbed in the vanities of ambition, the pursuit of pleasure or indolence; but remember that all the known world, excepting only savage nations, is governed by books. Uncategorized
Use, do not abuse; neither abstinence nor excess ever renders man happy. Uncategorized
To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid, you must also be well-mannered. Uncategorized
There is a wide difference between speaking to deceive, and being silent to be impenetrable. Uncategorized
The secret of being boring is to say everything. Uncategorized
The multitude of books is making us ignorant. Uncategorized
The art of medicine consists in amusing the patient while nature cures the disease. Uncategorized
Regimen is superior to medicine. Uncategorized
Prejudice is opinion without judgement. Uncategorized
Men are equal; it is not birth but virtue that makes the difference. Uncategorized