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
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It is hard to free fools from the chains they revere.
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Very often, say what you will, a knave is only a fool.
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A fool is a person who guesses and gets it wrong, a clever man is one who guesses, regardless of time period, and gets it right.
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The first clergyman was the first rascal who met the first fool.
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It is difficult to free fools from the chains they revere.
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Prejudices are what fools use for reason.
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Religion began when the first scoundrel met the first fool.
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Fools admire everything in an author of reputation.
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The punishment of criminals should serve a purpose. When a man is hanged he is useless.
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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
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Everything is for the best in this best of possible worlds.