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Voltaire

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Discord is the great ill of mankind; and tolerance is the only remedy for it.


— Voltaire


#philosophical

Martin in particular concluded that man was born to live either in the convulsions of misery, or in the lethargy of boredom.


— Voltaire


#life #meaning #misery #life

What can you say to a man who tells you he prefers obeying God rather than men, and that as a result he's certain he'll go to heaven if he cuts your throat?


— Voltaire


#fanaticism #murder #religion #men

Men use thought only as authority for their injustice, and employ speech only to conceal their thoughts.


— Voltaire


#conceal #employ #injustice #men #only

All men are by nature free; you have therefore an undoubted liberty to depart whenever you please, but will have many and great difficulties to encounter in passing the frontiers.


— Voltaire


#freedom #freedom

Anything too stupid to be said is sung.


— Voltaire


#music #singing #song #stupid #stupidity

Let us work without reasoning,' said Martin; 'it is the only way to make life endurable.


— Voltaire


#work #life

God gave us the gift of life; it is up to us to give ourselves the gift of living well.


— Voltaire


#gave #gift #give #god #life

It is love; love, the comfort of the human species, the preserver of the universe, the soul of all sentient beings, love, tender love.


— Voltaire


#love #pangloss #voltaire #love

Semakin aku banyak membaca, semakin aku banyak berpikir; semakin aku banyak belajar, semakin aku sadar bahwa aku tak mengetahui apa pun


— Voltaire


#inspirational






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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