French - Writer | November 21, 1694 - May 30, 1778
Man is free at the moment he wishes to be.
Voltaire
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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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By appreciation, we make excellence in others our own property.
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To hold a pen is to be at war.
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Perfection is attained by slow degrees; it requires the hand of time.
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It is not love that should be depicted as blind, but self-love.
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No problem can withstand the assault of sustained thinking.
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Illusion is the first of all pleasures.
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In the case of news, we should always wait for the sacrament of confirmation.
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Prejudices are what fools use for reason.
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Let us read and let us dance - two amusements that will never do any harm to the world.
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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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