Voltaire, pseud. de Fran�ois-Marie Arouet
France
21 Nov 1694 // 30 May 1778
Philosopher / Writer / Historian
21 Nov 1694 // 30 May 1778
Philosopher / Writer / Historian
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Everything's fine today, that is our illusion
Every man is guilty of all the good he did not do
Doubt is not a pleasant condition, but certainty is absurd
Do well and you will have no need for ancestors
Business is the salt of life
Better is the enemy of good
Behind every successful man stands a surprised mother-in-law
Appreciation is a wonderful thing: It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well
Anyone who has the power to make you believe absurdities has the power to make you commit injustices
All murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
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On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
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