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Voltaire quotes about reading

French Writer November 21, 1694 – May 30, 1778

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Voltaire quote: "Reading nurtures the soul, and an enlightened friend brings it..."
Reading nurtures the soul, and an enlightened friend brings it solace. Voltaire
I have received your new book against the human race, and thank you for it. Never was such a cleverness used in the design of making us all stupid. One longs, in reading your book, to walk on all fours. But as I have lost that habit for more than sixty years, I feel unhappily the impossibility of resuming it. Nor can I embark in search of the savages of Canada, because the maladies to which I am condemned render a European surgeon necessary to me; because war is going on in those regions; and... Voltaire
Fools have a habit of believing that everything written by a famous author is admirable. For my part I read only to please myself and like only what suits my taste. Voltaire
Voltaire quote: "Verses which do not teach men new and moving truths do not..."
Verses which do not teach men new and moving truths do not deserve to be read. 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: "Let us read, and let us dance; these two amusements will never..."
Let us read, and let us dance; these two amusements will never do any harm to the world. Voltaire
Voltaire quote: "Let us read and let us dance - two amusements that will never..."
Let us read and let us dance - two amusements that will never do any harm to the world. Voltaire
Voltaire quote: "I read only to please myself, and enjoy only what suits my taste."
I read only to please myself, and enjoy only what suits my taste. Voltaire
Voltaire quote: "The more I read, the more I acquire, the more certain I am..."
The more I read, the more I acquire, the more certain I am that I know nothing. Voltaire

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