Voltaire
Voltaire
François-Marie Arouet, known by his nom de plume Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher famous for his wit, his attacks on the established Catholic Church, and his advocacy of freedom of religion, freedom of expression, and separation of church and state...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionHistorian
Date of Birth21 November 1694
CityParis, France
CountryFrance
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Originality is nothing by judicious imitation. The most original writers borrowed one from another.
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The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their power to harm us
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Regimen is superior to medicine, especially as, from time immemorial, out of every hundred physicians, ninety-eight are charlatans
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I do not agree with what you have to say, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it.
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Man is free at the moment he wishes to be.
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To make a vow for life is to make oneself a slave.
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Hope should no more be a virtue than fear; we fear and we hope, according to what is promised or threatened us.
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Feeble verses are those which sin not against rules, but against genius.
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When we hear news we should always wait for the sacrament of confirmation