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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Now, now my good man, this is no time for making enemies.
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I have a simple philosophy: Fill what's empty. Empty what's full. Scratch where it itches. Alice Roosevelt Longworth Life is a shipwreck but we must not forget to sing in the lifeboats.
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A witty quote proves nothing.
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The superfluous, a very necessary thing.
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God created sex. Priests created marriage.
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Common sense is not so common.
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A witty saying proves nothing.
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A witty saying proves nothing, but saying something pointless gets people's attention.
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To a toad, what is beauty? A female with two pop-eyes, a wide mouth, yellow belly and spotted back
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Every man is the creature of the age in which he lives; very few are able to raise themselves above the ideas of the time.
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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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Weakness on both sides is, the motto of all quarrels.
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Men who are occupied in the restoration of health to other men, by the joint exertion of skill and humanity, are above all the great of the earth. They even partake of divinity, since to preserve and renew is almost as noble as to create.