Voltaire Quotes

Biography
Type: Writer
Nationality: French
Born: November 21, 1694
Died: May 30, 1778


A witty saying proves nothing.
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All men are born with a nose and ten fingers, but no one was born with a knowledge of God.
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All murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets.
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All styles are good except the tiresome kind.
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All the reasonings of men are not worth one sentiment of women.
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An ideal form of government is democracy tempered with assassination.
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Anyone who has the power to make you believe absurdities has the power to make you commit injustices.
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Anyone who seeks to destroy the passions instead of controlling them is trying to play the angel.
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Anything that is too stupid to be spoken is sung.
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Appreciation is a wonderful thing: It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.
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As long as people believe in absurdities they will continue to commit atrocities.
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Behind every successful man stands a surprised mother-in-law.
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Better is the enemy of good.
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Business is the salt of life.
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By appreciation, we make excellence in others our own property.
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Chance is a word void of sense; nothing can exist without a cause.
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Clever tyrants are never punished.
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Common sense is not so common.
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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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Do well and you will have no need for ancestors.
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