Voltaire Quotes

French - Writer | November 21, 1694 - May 30, 1778

It is said that the present is pregnant with the future.

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FuturePresentSaidPregnant

He shines in the second rank, who is eclipsed in the first.

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FirstRankWhoSecondHeShines

My life is a struggle.

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LifeStruggleMy LifeLife Is A

The public is a ferocious beast; one must either chain it or flee from it.

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BeastMustChainFleeEitherPublic

What most persons consider as virtue, after the age of 40 is simply a loss of energy.

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AgeEnergyLossVirtueMostSimply

Society therefore is as ancient as the world.

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WorldSocietyAncientTherefore

All men are born with a nose and five fingers, but no one is born with a knowledge of God.

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GodKnowledgeMenBornNoseFingers

I know many books which have bored their readers, but I know of none which has done real evil.

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EvilKnowDoneRealBoredReaders

We cannot always oblige; but we can always speak obligingly.

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SpeakAlwaysCannotObligeWe Cannot

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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MarriageBelieveDivorceI Believe

Nature has always had more force than education.

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EducationNatureMoreAlwaysForce

Our country is that spot to which our heart is bound.

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HeartCountryOurSpotWhichBound

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