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"70 Voltaire Quotes & Sayings

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Born: 21 November 1694. Died: 30 May 1778 | Writer | Philosopher | Historian |

The mirror is a worthless invention. The only way to truly see yourself is in the reflection of someone else’s eyes.

Else Eye Way See
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Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers.

Judge Questions Answers
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Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.

Who Believe Absurdities Commit
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Every man is guilty of all the good he did not do.

Man Every Guilty Good
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I should like to lie at your feet and die in your arms.

Lie Feet Die Arm
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The art of medicine consists in amusing the patient while nature cures the disease.

Medicine Consist Amusing Nature
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When he to whom one speaks does not understand, and he who speaks himself does not understand, that is metaphysics.

Speaks Understands Whom Metaphysics
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Of all religions, the Christian should of course inspire the most tolerance, but until now Christians have been the most intolerant of all men.

Religions Christian Tolerance Course
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We are rarely proud when we are alone.
Rarely Proud Alone
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A witty saying proves nothing

Witty Saying Proves
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We have a natural right to make use of our pens as of our tongue, at our peril, risk and hazard.

Natural Right Pens Peril
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Common sense is not so common.

Common Sense So
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Think for yourselves and let others enjoy the privilege to do so, too.

Think Yourselves Others Privilege
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What most persons consider as virtue, after the age of 40 is simply a loss of energy.
Person Virtue Age Loss
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Love is a canvas furnished by nature and embroidered by imagination.
Love Nature Canvas Embroidered
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When it is a question of money, everybody is of the same religion.
Question Money Religion
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It is lamentable, that to be a good patriot one must become the enemy of the rest of mankind.

Good Patriot Enemy Rest
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It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets.

Forbidden Kill Murderer Punished
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What is tolerance? It is the consequence of humanity. We are all formed of frailty and error; let us pardon reciprocally each other's folly - that is the first law of nature.

Law Nature Tolerance Consequence
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I am very fond of truth, but not at all of martyrdom.

Truth Fond Martyrdom
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Better is the enemy of good.

Better Enemy Good
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It is one of the superstitions of the human mind to have imagined that virginity could be a virtue.

Superstition Human Imagine Virginity
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If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent Him.

God Exist Invent Necessary
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The secret of being a bore... is to tell everything.

Secret Bore Tell
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Chance is a word void of sense; nothing can exist without a cause.
Chance Void Sense Exist
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Who serves his country well has no need of ancestors.

Country Serve Well Ancestor
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Very often, say what you will, a knave is only a fool.
Often Say Knave Fool
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I know many books which have bored their readers, but I know of none which has done real evil.

Book Bored Readers Done
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Opinion has caused more trouble on this little earth than plagues or earthquakes.

Opinion Trouble Earth Plague
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It is not enough to conquer; one must learn to seduce.

Enough Conquer Learn Seduce
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Indeed, history is nothing more than a tableau of crimes and misfortunes.
Indeed History Tableau Crime
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To believe in God is impossible not to believe in Him is absurd.

Believe Impossible God Absurd
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Originality is nothing but judicious imitation. The most original writers borrowed one from another.

Originality Imitation Judicious Writers
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The best government is a benevolent tyranny tempered by an occasional assassination.

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

Succeed World Stupid Well-mannered
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The world embarrasses me, and I cannot dream that this watch exists and has no watchmaker.
World Embarrasses Dream Watch
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The public is a ferocious beast; one must either chain it or flee from it.

Public Ferocious Beast Chain
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The safest course is to do nothing against one's conscience. With this secret, we can enjoy life and have no fear from death.

Safest Course Conscience Secret
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It is better to risk saving a guilty man than to condemn an innocent one.
Better Risk Guilty Man
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If God created us in his own image, we have more than reciprocated.
God Created Own.image Reciprocated
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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.

Never Prayer God Enemies
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In general, the art of government consists of taking as much money as possible from one class of citizens to give to another.

General Government Consist Money
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Use, do not abuse... neither abstinence nor excess ever renders man happy.

Use Abuse Abstinence Excess
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To hold a pen is to be at war.
Pen Hold War
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It is said that the present is pregnant with the future.

Said Present Pregnant Future
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Perfection is attained by slow degrees; it requires the hand of time.
Perfection Attained Slow Degrees
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He must be very ignorant for he answers every question he is asked.

Ignorant Answers Question
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We cannot always oblige; but we can always speak obligingly.

Always Oblige Speak
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Everything's fine today, that is our illusion,
Fine Today Illusion
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Let us read and let us dance - two amusements that will never do any harm to the world.

Read Dance Amusements Harm
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