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
hands sowing firsts
Everything I see about me is sowing the seeds of a revolution that is inevitable, though I shall not have the pleasure of seeing it. The lightning is so close at hand that it will strike at the first chance, and then there will be a pretty uproar. The young are fortunate, for they will see fine things.
firsts duty slander
A historian has many duties... the first is not to slander; the second is not to bore
religion fool firsts
The first clergyman was the first rascal who met the first fool.
love passion firsts
I loved him as we always love for the first time; with idolatry and wild passion.
second-chance law firsts
It is the first law of friendship that it has to be cultivated. The second is to be indulgent when the first law is neglected.
shining firsts
He shines in the second rank, who is eclipsed in the first.
religion fool firsts
Religion began when the first scoundrel met the first fool.
criminals hanged man punishment serve
The punishment of criminals should serve a purpose. When a man is hanged he is useless.
beast chain either ferocious flee public
The public is a ferocious beast -- one must either chain it up or flee from it.
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The secret of being tiresome is in telling everything.
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The United States has subcontracted Brazil for security and Canada for economic development. But they're all reporting to Washington. The final decisions are made there,
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I should stop myself from dying if a good joke or a good idea occurred to me
best french-writer possible
Everything is for the best in this best of possible worlds.
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say, "Believe as I do, or I shall assassinate you