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Voltaire quotes

French Writer November 21, 1694 – May 30, 1778

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It is proved...that things cannot be other than they are, for since everything was made for a purpose, it follows that everything is made for the best purpose. Voltaire
Voltaire quote: "Wherever my travels may lead, paradise is where I am."
Wherever my travels may lead, paradise is where I am. Voltaire
Optimism," said Cacambo, "What is that?" "Alas!" replied Candide, "It is the obstinacy of maintaining that everything is best when it is worst. Voltaire
Voltaire quote: "Never argue at the dinner table, for the one who is not hungry..."
Never argue at the dinner table, for the one who is not hungry always gets the best of the argument. Voltaire
Voltaire quote: "The art of medicine consists in amusing the patient while..."
The art of medicine consists in amusing the patient while nature cures the disease. Voltaire
Voltaire quote: "The best government is a benevolent tyranny tempered by an..."
The best government is a benevolent tyranny tempered by an occasional assassination. Voltaire
Answer me, you who believe that animals are only machines. Has nature arranged for this animal to have all the machinery of feelings only in order for it not to have any at all? Voltaire
Voltaire quote: "It is not improbable that in hot countries, monkeys may have..."
It is not improbable that in hot countries, monkeys may have enslaved girls. Voltaire
All men are by nature free; you have therefore an undoubted liberty to depart whenever you please, but will have many and great difficulties to encounter in passing the frontiers. Voltaire
Voltaire quote: "All styles are good except the tiresome kind."
All styles are good except the tiresome kind. Voltaire
The supper was like most Parisian suppers: silence at first, then a burst of unintelligible chatter, then witticisms that were mostly vapid, false rumors, bad reasonings, a little politics and a great deal of slander; they even spoke about new books. Voltaire
Voltaire quote: "the women are never at a loss, God provides for them, let us run."
the women are never at a loss, God provides for them, let us run. Voltaire
He wanted to know how they prayed to God in El Dorado. "We do not pray to him at all," said the reverend sage. "We have nothing to ask of him. He has given us all we want, and we give him thanks continually. Voltaire
And ask each passenger to tell his story, and if there is one of them all who has not cursed his existence many times, and said to himself over and over again that he was the most miserable of men, I give you permission to throw me head-first into the sea. Voltaire
Divert yourself, and ask each passenger to tell his story, and if there is one of them all who has not cursed his existence many times, and said to himself over and over again that he was the most miserable of men, I give you permission to throw me head-first into the sea. Voltaire

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