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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Regimen is superior to medicine, especially as, from time immemorial, out of every hundred physicians, ninety-eight are charlatans
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In this country [England] it is good to kill an admiral from time to time, to encourage the others. The reference is to Admiral John Byng, who was executed in 1757 for failing to prevent the French from taking Minorca.
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Perfection is attained by slow degrees; it requires the hand of time.
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Every man is a creature of the age in which he lives and few are able to raise themselves above the ideas of the time.
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There are truths which are not for all men, nor for all times.
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History in general is a collection of crimes, follies, and misfortunes among which we have now and then met with a few virtues, and some happy times.
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When we hear news we should always wait for the sacrament of confirmation
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I do not agree with what you have to say, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it.
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Originality is nothing by judicious imitation. The most original writers borrowed one from another.
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It is hard to free fools from the chains they revere.
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I was never ruined but twice - once when I lost a lawsuit, once when I won one
country
Who serves his country well has no need of ancestors.
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Such is the feebleness of humanity, such is its perversity, that doubtless it is better for it to be subject to all possible superstitions, as long as they are not murderous, than to live without religion.
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Let the punishments of criminals be useful. A hanged man is good for nothing; a man condemned to public works still serves the country, and is a living lesson.