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Voltaire
Voltaire
French Writer
Born: Nov 21, 1694
Died: May 30, 1778
God Life Man Men Must Nothing
Related authors: Alfred de Musset Andre Maurois Francois de La Rochefoucauld Joseph Joubert Madame de Stael Roger de Rabutin Simone de Beauvoir Stendhal
The Holy Roman Empire is neither Holy, nor Roman, nor an Empire. Voltaire
Roman Empire Neither Empire Nor Roman Holy
The mouth obeys poorly when the heart murmurs. Voltaire
Heart Mouth Poorly Murmur
Friendship is the marriage of the soul, and this marriage is liable to divorce. Voltaire
Friendship Soul Marriage Liable Divorce
It is not sufficient to see and to know the beauty of a work. We must feel and be affected by it. Voltaire
Work Beauty Must See Feel Know Affected Sufficient
The true triumph of reason is that it enables us to get along with those who do not possess it. Voltaire
Possess Those Triumph True Along Enables Get Us Reason Who
Meditation is the dissolution of thoughts in Eternal awareness or Pure consciousness without objectification, knowing without thinking, merging finitude in infinity. Voltaire
Thoughts Pure Awareness Thinking Meditation Dissolution Objectification Merging Knowing Without Infinity Eternal Consciousness
One great use of words is to hide our thoughts. Voltaire
Great Thoughts Words Hide Our Use
The safest course is to do nothing against one's conscience. With this secret, we can enjoy life and have no fear from death. Voltaire
Life Death Fear Enjoy Life No Fear Nothing Enjoy Secret Safest Course Against Conscience
The husband who decides to surprise his wife is often very much surprised himself. Voltaire
Wife Husband Himself Surprise Surprised His Very Often Decide Much Who
Clever tyrants are never punished. Voltaire
Clever Tyrants Punished Never
We are all full of weakness and errors; let us mutually pardon each other our follies - it is the first law of nature. Voltaire
Nature Law First Other Our Weakness Follies Mutually Pardon First Law Errors Us Full Each Let Us
What most persons consider as virtue, after the age of 40 is simply a loss of energy. Voltaire
Age Energy Consider Virtue Simply Most Loss After Persons
By appreciation, we make excellence in others our own property. Voltaire
Property Appreciation Own Others Our Excellence Make
The sovereign is called a tyrant who knows no laws but his caprice. Voltaire
Tyrant Laws Knows His Sovereign Caprice Who
Originality is nothing but judicious imitation. The most original writers borrowed one from another. Voltaire
Nothing Imitation Borrowed Writers Most Another Judicious Original Originality
The best government is a benevolent tyranny tempered by an occasional assassination. Voltaire
Government Best Tyranny Benevolent Tempered Occasional Assassination
Use, do not abuse... neither abstinence nor excess ever renders man happy. Voltaire
Man Happy Neither Excess Abstinence Abuse Nor Use Ever
To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid, you must also be well-mannered. Voltaire
You World Stupid Enough Must Also Succeed
God is not on the side of the big battalions, but on the side of those who shoot best. Voltaire
God Best Big Side Battalions Those Shoot Who
Superstition is to religion what astrology is to astronomy the mad daughter of a wise mother. These daughters have too long dominated the earth. Voltaire
Religion Wise Mother Long Daughter Too Earth Astrology Astronomy Mad Superstition Daughters Dominated
We are rarely proud when we are alone. Voltaire
Alone Rarely Proud
The truths of religion are never so well understood as by those who have lost the power of reason. Voltaire
Religion Power Lost Those Never Well Understood Truths Reason Who
The public is a ferocious beast; one must either chain it or flee from it. Voltaire
Beast Must Ferocious Either Public Flee Chain
A witty saying proves nothing. Voltaire
Saying Nothing Witty Proves
It is not enough to conquer; one must learn to seduce. Voltaire
Enough Must Seduce Learn Conquer
Wherever there is a settled society, religion is necessary; the laws cover manifest crimes, and religion covers secret crimes. Voltaire
Religion Society Settled Crimes Secret Laws Cover Covers Wherever Manifest Necessary
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