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
religious men mad
They are mad men (Jews), but you should not burn them for that.
mad earth purpose
But for what purpose was the earth formed?" asked Candide. "To drive us mad," replied Martin.
purpose made
It is proved...that things cannot be other than they are, for since everything was made for a purpose, it follows that everything is made for the best purpose.
believe atrocities made
Those who can be made to believe absurdities can be made to commit atrocities.
men thinking mad
Men will always be mad, and those who think they can cure them are the maddest of all.
optimistic optimism madness
Optimism is the madness of insisting that all is well when we are miserable.
prayer philosophy made
We offer up prayers to god only because we have made him after our own image. We treat him like a pasha, or a sultan, who is capable of being exasperated and appeased.
perception madness reason
What is madness? To have erroneous perceptions and to reason correctly from them.
names mad age
If you wish to obtain a great name or to found an establishment, be completely mad; but be sure that your madness corresponds with the turn and temper of your age.
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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.
charming french-writer secret telling tiresome
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