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French Writer November 21, 1694 – May 30, 1778

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Voltaire quote: "Marriage is the only adventure open to the cowardly."
Marriage is the only adventure open to the cowardly. Voltaire
Voltaire quote: "All men are born with a nose and ten fingers, but no one was..."
All men are born with a nose and ten fingers, but no one was born with a knowledge of God. Voltaire
Voltaire quote: "There are truths which are not for all men, nor for all times."
There are truths which are not for all men, nor for all times. Voltaire
Voltaire quote: "It is clear that the individual who persecutes a man, his..."
It is clear that the individual who persecutes a man, his brother, because he is not of the same opinion, is a monster. Voltaire
Our character is composed of our ideas and our feelings: and, since it has been proved that we give ourselves neither feelings nor ideas, our character does not depend on us. If it did depend on us, there is nobody who would not be perfect. If one does not reflect, one thinks oneself master of everything; but when one does reflect, one realizes that one is master of nothing Voltaire
Despite the enormous quantity of books, how few people read! And if one reads profitably, one would realize how much stupid stuff the vulgar herd is content to swallow every day. Voltaire
Voltaire quote: "If there were no God, it would have been necessary to invent him."
If there were no God, it would have been necessary to invent him. Voltaire
Voltaire quote: "If there were no God, it would be necessary to invent him."
If there were no God, it would be necessary to invent him. Voltaire
Voltaire quote: "If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent Him."
If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent Him. Voltaire
Voltaire quote: "Perfection is attained by slow degrees; it requires the hand..."
Perfection is attained by slow degrees; it requires the hand of time. Voltaire
You despise books; you whose lives are absorbed in the vanities of ambition, the pursuit of pleasure or indolence; but remember that all the known world, excepting only savage nations, is governed by books. Voltaire
Voltaire quote: "Is politics nothing other than the art of deliberately lying?"
Is politics nothing other than the art of deliberately lying? Voltaire
It must also be noted that until the present time this malady, like religious controversy, has been wholly confined to the continent of Europe. Voltaire
Voltaire quote: "I may not agree with a word that you say, but I will defend to..."
I may not agree with a word that you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it. Voltaire
Voltaire quote: "Every man is a creature of the age in which he lives and few..."
Every man is a creature of the age in which he lives and few are able to raise themselves above the ideas of the time. Voltaire

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