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Voltaire

Voltaire

French writer and philosopher (ps. of Fran ois Marie Arouet)

Lived from: 1694 - 1778

Category: Philosophers | Writers (Contemporary) Country: FlagFrance

Born: 21 november 1694 Died: 30 may 1778

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  • It is as impossible to translate poetry as it is to translate music.
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  • It is fancy rather than taste which produces so many new fashions.
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  • It is far better to be silent than merely to increase the quantity of bad books.
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  • It is not enough to conquer; one must learn to seduce.
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  • Many are destined to reason wrongly; others, not to reason at all; and others, to persecute those who do reason.
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  • May God defend me from my friends; I can defend myself from my enemies.
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  • Men hate the individual whom they call avaricious only because nothing can be gained from him.
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  • Prejudices are what fools use for reason.
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  • Self-love is the instrument of our preservation.
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  • The art of medicine consists of amusing the patient while nature cures the disease.
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  • The best is the enemy of the good.
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  • The best way to be boring is to leave nothing out.
    Original: Le secret d'ennuyer est celui de tout dire.
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  • The multitude of books is making us ignorant.
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  • The Pope is an idol whose hands are tied and whose feet are kissed.
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  • The public is a ferocious beast. One must either chain it up or flee from it.
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  • The punishment of criminals should serve a purpose. When a man is hanged he is useless.
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  • The superfluous is very necessary.
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  • The true character of liberty is independence, maintained by force.
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  • Time, which alone makes the reputation of men, ends by making their defects respectable.
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  • To announce truths is an infallible receipt for being persecuted.
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