Voltaire Quotes - Page 2

French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher famous for his wit, his criticism of Christianity

It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets.
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Appreciation is a wonderful thing. It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.
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We must cultivate our own garden. When man was put in the garden of Eden he was put there so that he should work, which proves that man was not born to rest.
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Common sense is not so common.
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The more I read, the more I acquire, the more certain I am that I know nothing.
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It is better to risk saving a guilty person than to condemn an innocent one.
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Let us read, and let us dance; these two amusements will never do any harm to the world.
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Originality is nothing by judicious imitation. The most original writers borrowed one from another.
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Men are equal; it is not birth but virtue that makes the difference.
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Pleasure is the object, duty and the goal of all rational creatures.
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The punishment of criminals should be of use; when a man is hanged he is good for nothing.
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I hold firmly to my original views. After all I am a philosopher.
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Atheism is the vice of a few intelligent people.
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If you wish to converse with me,
define your terms.
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No problem can stand the assault of sustained thinking.
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What a heavy burden is a name that has become famous too soon.
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Injustice in the end produces independence.
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Opinions have caused more ills than the plague or earthquakes on this little globe of ours.
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The safest course is to do nothing against one’s conscience. With this secret, we can enjoy life and have no fear from death.
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All the citizens of a state cannot be equally powerful, but they may be equally free.
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