Voltaire
Voltaire
François-Marie Arouet, known by his nom de plume Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher famous for his wit, his attacks on the established Catholic Church, and his advocacy of freedom of religion, freedom of expression, and separation of church and state...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionHistorian
Date of Birth21 November 1694
CityParis, France
CountryFrance
honesty fear integrity
The safest course is to do nothing against one's conscience. With this secret, we can enjoy life and have no fear from death.
life heart ears
The ear is the avenue to the heart.
birthday son world
The first step, my son, which one makes in the world, is the one on which depends the rest of our days.
truth believe evil-people
As long as people believe in absurdities they will continue to commit atrocities.
history crime dump
Indeed, history is nothing more than a tableau of crimes and misfortunes.
style kind tiresome
All styles are good except the tiresome kind.
giving pleasure kill-me
Come! you presence will either give me life or kill me with pleasure.
life expectations
We never live; we are always in the expectation of living.
risk freedom-of-speech hazards
We have a natural right to make use of our pens as of our tongue, at our peril, risk and hazard.
gossip waiting news
In the case of news, we should always wait for the sacrament of confirmation.
philosophy history should
History should be written as philosophy.
education force
Nature has always had more force than education.
time hands goal
Perfection is attained by slow degrees; it requires the hand of time.
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It is one of the superstitions of the human mind to have imagined that virginity could be a virtue.