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Voltaire

Read through the most famous quotes from Voltaire




If God created us in his own image, we have more than reciprocated." (Notebooks)


— Voltaire


#atheism #idolatry #religion #religion

To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid - one must also be well-mannered.


— Voltaire


#manners

It is an infantile superstition of the human spirit that virginity would be thought a virtue and not the barrier that separates ignorance from knowledge.


— Voltaire


#human #human spirit #ignorance #infantile #knowledge

Injustice in the end produces independence.


— Voltaire


#in the end #independence #injustice #produces

L'homme est libre au moment qu'il veut l'être.


— Voltaire


#philosophy #inspirational

The discovery of what is true and the practice of that which is good are the two most important aims of philosophy.


— Voltaire


#discovery

Life is a shipwreck but we must remember to sing in the lifeboats


— Voltaire


#life

Our labour preserves us from three great evils -- weariness, vice, and want.


— Voltaire


#evil #greed #labor #need #vice

I do not agree with what you have to say, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it.


— Voltaire


#death #defend #i #i do #right

The best is the enemy of good.


— Voltaire


#best #desires #good #greed #insatiability






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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