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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Is there anyone so wise as to learn by the experience of others?
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He is a hard man who is only just, and a sad one who is only wise.
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Superstition is to religion what astrology is to astronomy the mad daughter of a wise mother. These daughters have too long dominated the earth.
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He who thinks himself wise, O heavens! is a great fool.
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We’re neither pure, nor wise, nor good; we do the best we know.
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The more he became truly wise, the more he distrusted everything he knew.
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He who is not just is severe, he who is not wise is sad.
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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.
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say, "Believe as I do, or I shall assassinate you