Voltaire Quotes
242 Voltaire quotes:
"True greatness consists in the use of a powerful understanding to enlighten oneself and others"
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Greatness Quotes
"Tears are the silent language of grief"
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Grief Quotes
"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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French Writer Quotes
Gardening And Gardens Quotes
"Common sense is not so common."
"What is madness? To have erroneous perceptions and to reason correctly from them"
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Madness Quotes
"Marriage is the only adventure open to the cowardly."
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Marriage Quotes
"Philosopher: A lover of wisdom, which is to say, Truth"
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Love Quotes
"The punishment of criminals should serve a purpose. When a man is hanged he is useless."
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Punishment Quotes
"There are some that only employ words for the purpose of disguising their thoughts"
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Purpose Quotes
"When he who hears does not know what he who speaks means, and when he who speaks does not know what he himself means, that is philosophy"
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Funny Quotes
"Man is free at the moment he wishes to be."
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Freedom Quotes
French Writer Quotes
"I have lived eighty years of life and know nothing for it, but to be resigned and tell myself that flies are born to be eaten by spiders and man to be devoured by sorrow."
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French Writer Quotes
"We cannot wish for that we know not."
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French Writer Quotes
Knowledge Quotes
"It is better to risk saving a guilty man than to condemn an innocent one."
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French Writer Quotes
Guilt Quotes
"No problem can withstand the assault of sustained thinking."
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French Writer Quotes
Obstacles Quotes
"Anyone who seeks to destroy the passions instead of controlling them is trying to play the angel."
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French Writer Quotes
"Originality is nothing by judicious imitation. The most original writers borrowed one from another."
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French Writer Quotes
Imitation Quotes
"Everything's fine today, that is our illusion."
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French Writer Quotes
Illusion Quotes
"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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French Writer Quotes
"The ancients recommended us to sacrifice to the Graces, but Milton sacrificed to the Devil."
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French Writer Quotes
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