“When it is a question of money, everybody is of the same religion.”
— Voltaire
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Let us work without theorizing, tis the
“Let us work without theorizing, tis the only way to make life endurable.”
— Voltaire
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It is not sufficient to see and
“It is not sufficient to see and to know the beauty of a work. We must feel and be affected by it.”
— Voltaire
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The truths of religion are never so
“The truths of religion are never so well understood as by those who have lost the power of reason.”
— Voltaire
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The best government is a benevolent tyranny
“The best government is a benevolent tyranny tempered by an occasional assassination.”
— Voltaire
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The art of medicine consists in amusing
“The art of medicine consists in amusing the patient while nature cures the disease.”
— Voltaire
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I hate women because they always know
“I hate women because they always know where things are.”
— Voltaire
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The truths of religion are never so
“The truths of religion are never so well understood as by those who have lost the power of reason.”
— Voltaire
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Stand upright, speak thy thoughts, declare The
“Stand upright, speak thy thoughts, declare The truth thou hast, that all may share; Be bold, proclaim it everywhere: They only live who dare.”
— Voltaire
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Of all religions, the Christian should of
“Of all religions, the Christian should of course inspire the most tolerance, but until now Christians have been the most intolerant of all men.”
— Voltaire
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The art of government is to make
“The art of government is to make two-thirds of a nation pay all it possibly can pay for the benefit of the other third.”
— Voltaire
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