02.04.06

Voltaire Quotes

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Voltaire Quotes

To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid, you must also be well-mannered.
–Voltaire [Francois-Marie Arouet] (1694 - 1778)

Superstition is to religion what astrology is to astronomy; the mad daughter of a wise mother
–Voltaire [Francois-Marie Arouet]
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Men are equal; it is not birth but virtue that makes the difference.
–Voltaire [Francois-Marie Arouet]

Doctors are men who prescribe medicines of which they know little, to cure diseases of which they know less, in human beings of whom they know nothing.
–Voltaire [Francois-Marie Arouet]

It is not sufficient to see and to know the beauty of a work. We must feel and be affected by it.
–Voltaire [Francois-Marie Arouet]

Appreciation is a wonderful thing;It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.
–Voltaire [Francois-Marie Arouet]

We are all full of weakness and errors; let us mutually pardon each other our follies
–Voltaire [Francois-Marie Arouet]

It is far better to be silent than merely to increase the quantity of bad books.
–Voltaire [Francois-Marie Arouet]

One owes respect to the living; but to the dead one owes nothing but the truth.
–Voltaire [Francois-Marie Arouet]

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11.27.05

Voltaire Quotes

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“Anything too stupid to be said is sung.”
- Voltaire (1694-1778) French Philosopher and Author

“An ideal form of government is democracy tempered with assassination.”
- Voltaire (1694-1778) French Philosopher and Author

“Behind every successful man stands a surprised mother-in-law.”
- Voltaire (1694-1778) French Philosopher and Author

“Appreciation is a wonderful thing: It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.”
- Voltaire (1694-1778) French Philosopher and Author

“As long as people believe in absurdities they will continue to commit atrocities.”
- Voltaire (1694-1778) French Philosopher and Author

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“A company of tyrants is inaccessible to all seductions.”
- Voltaire (1694-1778) French Philosopher and Author

“All styles are good except the tiresome kind.”
- Voltaire (1694-1778) French Philosopher and Author

“All men are born with a nose and ten fingers, but no one was born with a knowledge of God.”
- Voltaire (1694-1778) French Philosopher and Author

“All the reasonings of men are not worth one sentiment of women.”
- Voltaire (1694-1778) French Philosopher and Author

“A witty saying proves nothing.”
- Voltaire (1694-1778) French Philosopher and Author

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