Quotes by Voltaire

Voltaire

French writer and philosopher (ps. of François Marie Arouet)

Alive from: 1694-1778

Category: Philosophers | Writers (Contemporary)

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  Judge a person by their questions, rather than their answers.

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  The world embarrasses me, and I cannot dream that this watch exists and has no watchmaker.

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  We are rarely proud when we are alone.

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  Work is often the father of pleasure.

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  'That is indisputable,' was the answer, 'but in this country it is a good thing to kill an admiral from time to time to encourage the others.'

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  A long dispute means that both parties are wrong

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  A witty saying proves nothing.

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  All kinds are good except the kind that bores you.

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  All men are born with a nose and ten fingers, but no one was born with a knowledge of God.

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  All people are equal, it is not birth, it is virtue alone that makes the difference.

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  Animals have these advantages over man: They have no theologians to instruct them, their funerals cost them nothing, and no one starts lawsuits over their wills.

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  Anyone who seeks to destroy the passions instead of controlling them is trying to play the angel.

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  Anything that is too stupid to be spoken is sung.

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  As long as people believe in absurdities they will continue to commit atrocities.

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  By appreciation, we make excellence in others our own property.