French - Writer | November 21, 1694 - May 30, 1778
Very learned women are to be found, in the same manner as female warriors; but they are seldom or ever inventors.
Voltaire
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All styles are good except the tiresome kind.
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Indeed, history is nothing more than a tableau of crimes and misfortunes.
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The ancients recommended us to sacrifice to the Graces, but Milton sacrificed to the Devil.
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Wherever there is a settled society, religion is necessary; the laws cover manifest crimes, and religion covers secret crimes.
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To the wicked, everything serves as pretext.
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The truths of religion are never so well understood as by those who have lost the power of reason.
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The best is the enemy of the good.
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The ear is the avenue to the heart.
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One great use of words is to hide our thoughts.
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We are all full of weakness and errors; let us mutually pardon each other our follies - it is the first law of nature.
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In general, the art of government consists of taking as much money as possible from one class of citizens to give to another.
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