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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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  • Pleasure is the object, duty and the goal of all rational creatures.
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  • Rest is a good thing, but boredom is its brother.
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  • Shun idleness is the rust that attaches itself to the most brilliant metals.
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  • Superstition is to religion what astrology is to astronomy; the mad daughter of a wise mother.
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  • Superstition sets the whole world in flames; philosophy quenches them.
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  • Tears are the silent language of grief.
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  • The best government is a benevolent tyranny tempered by an occasional assassination.
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  • The discover of what is true, and the practice of that which is good, are the two most important objects of philosophy.
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  • The great consolation in life is to say what one thinks.
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  • The history of human opinion is scarcely anything more than the history of human errors.
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  • The husband who decides to surprise his wife is often very much surprised himself.
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  • The infinitely little have a pride infinitely great.
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  • The only way to compel men to speak good of us is to do it.
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  • The pursuit of what is true and the practice of what is good are the two most important objects of philosophy.
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  • The true triumph of reason is that it enables us to get along with those who do not possess it.
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  • They use thought only to justify their injustices, and speech only to disguise their thoughts.
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  • Think for yourselves and let others enjoy the privilege to do so, too.
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  • This poem will never reach its destination. [On Rousseau's Ode To Posterity]
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  • To the living we owe respect, but to the dead we owe only the truth.
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  • Truth is a fruit which should not be plucked until it is ripe.
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