Voltaire quotes - page 3

What is tolerance? It is the consequence of humanity. We are all formed of frailty and error; let us pardon reciprocally each other's folly - that is the first law of nature. (Voltaire)
All is for the best in the best of all possible worlds. View quote
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God is a comedian, playing to an audience too afraid to laugh. View quote
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Divorce is probably of nearly the same date as marriage. I believe, however, that marriage is some weeks the more ancient. View quote
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God is always on the side of the heaviest battalions. View quote
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The superfluous is very necessary. View quote
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It is lamentable, that to be a good patriot one must become the enemy of the rest of mankind. View quote
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Prejudice is an opinion without judgment. View quote
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The public is a ferocious beast; one must either chain it or flee from it. View quote
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I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: "O Lord make my enemies ridiculous." And God granted it. View quote
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It is better to risk saving a guilty person than to condemn an innocent one. (Voltaire)
In general, the art of government consists of taking as much money as possible from one class of citizens to give to another. View quote
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Appreciation is a wonderful thing: It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well. View quote
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The man who leaves money to charity in his will is only giving away what no longer belongs to him. View quote
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To hold a pen is to be at war. View quote
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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. View quote
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In every province, the chief occupations, in order of importance, are lovemaking, malicious gossip, and talking nonsense. View quote
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Our labour preserves us from three great evils -- weariness, vice, and want. View quote
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Fools admire everything in an author of reputation. View quote
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Anything too stupid to be said is sung. View quote
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Even in those cities which seem to enjoy the blessings of peace, and where the arts florish, the inhabitants are devoured by envy, cares and anxieties, which are greater plagues than any expirienced in a town when it is under siege. (Voltaire)
Friendship is the marriage of the soul, and this marriage is liable to divorce. View quote
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We never live; we are always in the expectation of living. View quote
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Illusion is the first of all pleasures. View quote
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No problem can withstand the assault of sustained thinking. View quote
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