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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We cannot wish for that we know not
The opportunity for doing mischief is found a hundred times a day, and of doing good once in a year
Injustice in the end produces independence
The mouth obeys poorly when the heart murmurs
Fear follows crime and is its punishment
Slavery is also as ancient as war, and was as human nature
This self-love is the instrument of our preservation; it resembles the provision for the perpetuity of mankind: it is necessary, it is dear to us, it gives us pleasure, and we must conceal it
Common sense is not so common
Clever tyrants are never punished
Nature has always had more force than education
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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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