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Voltaire

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The husband who decides to surprise his wife is often very much surprised himself.


— Voltaire


#himself #his #husband #much #often

I hate women because they always know where things are.


— Voltaire


#because #hate #i #know #things

All murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets.


— Voltaire


#large #large numbers #numbers #punished #sound

It is difficult to free fools from the chains they revere.


— Voltaire


#difficult #fools #free #revere

The instruction we find in books is like fire. We fetch it from our neighbours, kindle it at home, communicate it to others, and it becomes the property of all.


— Voltaire


#books #communicate #fetch #find #fire

Anything that is too stupid to be spoken is sung.


— Voltaire


#spoken #stupid #sung #too

As long as people believe in absurdities they will continue to commit atrocities.


— Voltaire


#believe #commit #continue #long #people

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.


— Voltaire


#each #error #first #first law #folly

Everything's fine today, that is our illusion.


— Voltaire


#fine #illusion #our #today

How pleasant it is for a father to sit at his child's board. It is like an aged man reclining under the shadow of an oak which he has planted.


— Voltaire


#aged #board #child #father #his






About Voltaire






Did you know about Voltaire?

He broke from the tradition of narrating diplomatic and military events and emphasized customs social history and achievements in the arts and sciences. Fearing an indefinite prison sentence Voltaire suggested that he be exiled to England as an alternative punishment which the French authorities accepted. Nevertheless he continued to write producing essays and historical studies.

[clarification needed] As a satirical polemicist he frequently made use of his works to criticize intolerance religious dogma and the French institutions of his day. Voltaire was a versatile writer producing works in almost every literary form including plays poems novels essays and historical and scientific works. swa ma.

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