“To hold a pen is to be at war.”
— Voltaire
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Love is a canvas furnished by nature
“Love is a canvas furnished by nature and embroidered by imagination.”
— Voltaire
Author: Voltaire
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I am very fond of truth, but
“I am very fond of truth, but not at all of martyrdom.”
— Voltaire
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The infinitely little have a pride infinitely
“The infinitely little have a pride infinitely great.”
— Voltaire
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History should be written as philosophy.
“History should be written as philosophy.”
— Voltaire
Author: Voltaire
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What then do you call your soul?
“What then do you call your soul? What idea have you of it? You cannot of yourselves, without revelation, admit the existence within you of anything but a power unknown to you of feeling and thinking.”
— Voltaire
Author: Voltaire
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We must cultivate our own garden. When
“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
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It is lamentable, that to be a
“It is lamentable, that to be a good patriot one must become the enemy of the rest of mankind.”
— Voltaire
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Indeed, history is nothing more than a
“Indeed, history is nothing more than a tableau of crimes and misfortunes.”
— Voltaire
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We are all full of weakness and
“We are all full of weakness and errors; let us mutually pardon each other our follies – it is the first law of nature.”
— Voltaire
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One merit of poetry few persons will
“One merit of poetry few persons will deny: it says more and in fewer words than prose.”
— Voltaire
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