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There are 179 quotes for the author Voltaire

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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.

To believe in God is impossible not to believe in Him is absurd.

We have a natural right to make use of our pens as of our tongue, at our peril, risk and hazard.

We cannot wish for that we know not.

He who is not just is severe, he who is not wise is sad.

I have always made one prayer to God, a very short one. Here it is: "My God, make our enemies very ridiculous!" God has granted it to me.

One great use of words is to hide our thoughts.

The ancients recommended us to sacrifice to the Graces, but Milton sacrificed to the Devil.

Paradise was made for tender hearts; hell, for loveless hearts.

All men are born with a nose and ten fingers, but no one was born with a knowledge of God.

All styles are good except the tiresome kind.

The mouth obeys poorly when the heart murmurs.

When he to whom one speaks does not understand, and he who speaks himself does not understand, that is metaphysics.

The infinitely little have a pride infinitely great.

As long as people believe in absurdities they will continue to commit atrocities.

An ideal form of government is democracy tempered with assassination.

Clever tyrants are never punished.

The flowery style is not unsuitable to public speeches or addresses, which amount only to compliment. The lighter beauties are in their place when there is nothing more solid to say; but the flowery style ought to be banished from a pleading, a sermon, or a didactic work.

One merit of poetry few persons will deny: it says more and in fewer words than prose.

Behind every successful man stands a surprised mother-in-law.

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