Voltaire Quotes
39 Quotes Found

It is not sufficient to see and to know the beauty of a work. We must feel and be affected by it.
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I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: 'O Lord make my enemies ridiculous.' And God granted it.
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In general, the art of government consists of taking as much money as possible from one class of citizens to give to another.
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Divorce is probably of nearly the same date as marriage. I believe, however, that marriage is some weeks the more ancient.
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It is lamentable, that to be a good patriot one must become the enemy of the rest of mankind.
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Life is thickly sown with thorns, and I know no other remedy than to pass quickly through them. The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their power to harm us.
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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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It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets.
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We must cultivate our own garden. When man was put in the garden of Eden he was put there so that he should work, which proves that man was not born to rest.
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