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Voltaire

| Quotations: 75 | Pages: 8

Quotations by Voltaire (November 21, 1694 - May 30, 1778) | philosopher and writer


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Quotations
by Voltaire

A witty saying proves nothing.

Morality
by Voltaire

All sects are different, because they come from men; morality is everywhere the same, because it comes from God.

Unsorted
by Voltaire

Animals have these advantages over man: they never hear the clock strike, they die without any idea of death, they have no theologians to instruct them, their last moments are n ...

Unsorted
by Voltaire

Anything too stupid to be said is sung.

Unsorted
by Voltaire

Appreciation is a wonderful thing: It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.

Miracles
by Voltaire

As long as people believe in absurdities they will continue to commit atrocities.

Doubt
by Voltaire

Doubt is not a pleasant condition, but certainty is absurd.

Reform
by Voltaire

Every abuse ought to be reformed, unless the reform is more dangerous than the abuse itself.

Guilt
by Voltaire

Every man is guilty of all the good he didn't do.

Crime
by Voltaire

Fear follows crime, and is its punishment.


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