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Voltaire
Voltaire
French Writer
Born: Nov 21, 1694
Died: May 30, 1778
God Life Man Men Must Nothing
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Common sense is not so common. Voltaire
Sense Common
God gave us the gift of life; it is up to us to give ourselves the gift of living well. Voltaire
Life God Gift Living Gave Ourselves Give Well Up Us
Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities. Voltaire
You Believe Those Atrocities Absurd Make Commit Who
Perfection is attained by slow degrees; it requires the hand of time. Voltaire
Time Slow Degrees Attained Perfection Hand Requires
It is difficult to free fools from the chains they revere. Voltaire
Free Fools Difficult Revere Chains
The art of medicine consists in amusing the patient while nature cures the disease. Voltaire
Art Nature Patient Medicine Consists Cures Disease While Amusing
Appreciation is a wonderful thing: It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well. Voltaire
Appreciation Wonderful Others Excellent Well Makes Wonderful Thing Us Thing Belong
Prejudices are what fools use for reason. Voltaire
Fools Prejudices Use Reason
It is better to risk saving a guilty man than to condemn an innocent one. Voltaire
Man Legal Better Innocent Saving Guilty Risk Condemn Than
I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: 'O Lord make my enemies ridiculous.' And God granted it. Voltaire
God Prayer Enemies Made Never Make Lord Very Short Granted Ridiculous
Life is thickly sown with thorns, and I know no other remedy than to pass quickly through them. The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their power to harm us. Voltaire
Life Power Other Our Thorns Through Misfortunes Remedy Longer Know Greater Pass Quickly Than Sown Dwell Them Us Harm
Optimism is the madness of insisting that all is well when we are miserable. Voltaire
Madness Miserable Insisting Well Optimism
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
Nature Humanity Law First Tolerance Other Frailty Pardon Folly First Law Error Formed Us Each Let Us Consequence
In general, the art of government consists of taking as much money as possible from one class of citizens to give to another. Voltaire
Art Government Class Money Consists Possible Citizens Give General Taking Another As Much Money Much
Opinion has caused more trouble on this little earth than plagues or earthquakes. Voltaire
Trouble Earth Earthquakes More Opinion Caused Than Little
It is dangerous to be right in matters on which the established authorities are wrong. Voltaire
Dangerous Matters Wrong Authorities Established Which Right
No problem can withstand the assault of sustained thinking. Voltaire
Problem Thinking No Problem Withstand Sustained Assault
It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets. Voltaire
War Unless Punished Forbidden Sound Large Therefore Large Numbers Numbers
Each player must accept the cards life deals him or her: but once they are in hand, he or she alone must decide how to play the cards in order to win the game. Voltaire
Life Alone Game Win Once Must He He Or She She Him Accept Deals How Hand Order Decide Each Play Her Player Cards
Of all religions, the Christian should of course inspire the most tolerance, but until now Christians have been the most intolerant of all men. Voltaire
Inspire Men Tolerance Christian Intolerant All Religions Religions Most Until Course Been Should Now Christians
Think for yourselves and let others enjoy the privilege to do so, too. Voltaire
Brainy Enjoy Think Too Others Privilege
Love is a canvas furnished by nature and embroidered by imagination. Voltaire
Love Nature Love Is Imagination Furnished Canvas
It is lamentable, that to be a good patriot one must become the enemy of the rest of mankind. Voltaire
Good Patriotism Enemy Rest Become Must Patriot Mankind
Tyrants have always some slight shade of virtue; they support the laws before destroying them. Voltaire
Before Virtue Slight Tyrants Destroying Some Shade Laws Support Always Them
Let us read and let us dance - two amusements that will never do any harm to the world. Voltaire
World Dance Will Never Read Any Us Let Us Two Harm
It is not love that should be depicted as blind, but self-love. Voltaire
Love Blind Self-Love Depicted Should
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