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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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It is vain for the coward to flee; death follows close behind; it is only by defying it that the brave escape. Voltaire
Death Coward Vain Defying Follows Only Close Escape Brave Behind Flee
The secret of being a bore... is to tell everything. Voltaire
Secret Everything Tell Bore Being The Secret Of
We never live; we are always in the expectation of living. Voltaire
Expectation Live Living Never Always
We cannot always oblige; but we can always speak obligingly. Voltaire
Speak We Cannot Oblige Always Cannot
All the reasonings of men are not worth one sentiment of women. Voltaire
Women Worth Men Sentiment
Froth at the top, dregs at bottom, but the middle excellent. Voltaire
Top Excellent Bottom Middle
Men use thought only as authority for their injustice, and employ speech only to conceal their thoughts. Voltaire
Thoughts Injustice Thought Men Only Conceal Employ Authority Use Speech
We have a natural right to make use of our pens as of our tongue, at our peril, risk and hazard. Voltaire
Natural Our Pens Risk Hazard Peril Make Natural Right Use Right Tongue
We must distinguish between speaking to deceive and being silent to be reserved. Voltaire
Distinguish Must Silent Between Deceive Being Speaking Reserved
He was a great patriot, a humanitarian, a loyal friend; provided, of course, he really is dead. Voltaire
Great He Dead Course Provided Friend Patriot Really Loyal Humanitarian
He who has not the spirit of this age, has all the misery of it. Voltaire
Age Spirit Misery He Who
The superfluous, a very necessary thing. Voltaire
Funny Superfluous Very Thing Necessary
I should like to lie at your feet and die in your arms. Voltaire
Lie Feet Like Arms Die Should Your
It is the flash which appears, the thunderbolt will follow. Voltaire
Will Follow Flash Which Appears
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. Voltaire
Work Man Gardening Garden Rest Own Our Must Born He Put Eden Cultivate Proves Which Should
To believe in God is impossible not to believe in Him is absurd. Voltaire
God Faith Impossible Believe Absurd Him
Men hate the individual whom they call avaricious only because nothing can be gained from him. Voltaire
Hate Men Nothing Only Individual Call Him Because Gained Whom
Every one goes astray, but the least imprudent are they who repent the soonest. Voltaire
Every Astray Least Repent Goes Imprudent Who
Governments need to have both shepherds and butchers. Voltaire
Both Shepherds Governments Butcher Need
Nothing would be more tiresome than eating and drinking if God had not made them a pleasure as well as a necessity. Voltaire
God Made Drinking Nothing Pleasure Would Would-Be Eating More Had Well Than Tiresome Them Necessity
I die adoring God, loving my friends, not hating my enemies, and detesting superstition. Voltaire
God Enemies Hating Adoring Superstition Friends Die Loving
The little may contrast with the great, in painting, but cannot be said to be contrary to it. Oppositions of colors contrast; but there are also colors contrary to each other, that is, which produce an ill effect because they shock the eye when brought very near it. Voltaire
Great Painting Other Eye Brought Colors Also Because Said Effect Very Shock Contrary Contrast May Cannot Which Little Produce Ill Each Near
Anyone who seeks to destroy the passions instead of controlling them is trying to play the angel. Voltaire
Angel Controlling Destroy Seeks Instead Passions Trying Anyone Them Who Play
The multitude of books is making us ignorant. Voltaire
Books Making Us Ignorant Multitude
The ancients recommended us to sacrifice to the Graces, but Milton sacrificed to the Devil. Voltaire
Sacrifice Devil Ancient Recommended Sacrificed Graces Us Milton
He is a hard man who is only just, and a sad one who is only wise. Voltaire
Sad Wise Man Only He Just Hard Who
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