Voltaire Quotes (145 quotes)

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„The multitude of books is making us ignorant.“
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„Nature has always had more force than education.“
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„Fear follows crime and is its punishment.“
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„Indeed, history is nothing more than a tableau of crimes and misfortunes.“
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„Time, which alone makes the reputation of men, ends by making their defects respectable.“
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„In every author let us distinguish the man from his works.“
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„Who serves his country well has no need of ancestors.“
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„Society therefore is an ancient as the world.“
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„History should be written as philosophy.“
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„I should like to lie at your feet and die in your arms.“
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„Let us work without theorizing, tis the only way to make life endurable.“
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„He who is not just is severe, he who is not wise is sad.“
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„Very often, say what you will, a knave is only a fool.“
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„Divorce is probably of nearly the same date as marriage. I believe, however, that marriage is some weeks the more ancient.“
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„The public is a ferocious beast; one must either chain it or flee from it.“
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„He is a hard man who is only just, and a sad one who is only wise.“
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„My life is a struggle.“
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„Men use thought only as authority for their injustice, and employ speech only to conceal their thoughts.“
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„The first step, my son, which one makes in the world, is the one on which depends the rest of our days.“
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„We are rarely proud when we are alone.“
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Voltaire
Author born: November 21, 1694
Author died: May 30, 1778
Nationality: French
Author Profession: Writer

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