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Voltaire

Read through the most famous quotes from Voltaire




The ear is the avenue to the heart.


— Voltaire


#ear #heart

To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid, you must also be well-mannered.


— Voltaire


#enough #must #stupid #succeed #world

Ice-cream is exquisite - what a pity it isn't illegal.


— Voltaire


#ice-cream #illegal #pity

We are rarely proud when we are alone.


— Voltaire


#proud #rarely

Let us read and let us dance - two amusements that will never do any harm to the world.


— Voltaire


#any #dance #harm #let us #never

The superfluous, a very necessary thing.


— Voltaire


#necessary #superfluous #thing #very

Love has features which pierce all hearts, he wears a bandage which conceals the faults of those beloved. He has wings, he comes quickly and flies away the same.


— Voltaire


#bandage #beloved #comes #conceals #faults

Use, do not abuse; neither abstinence nor excess ever renders man happy.


— Voltaire


#abuse #ever #excess #happy #man

The best is the enemy of the good.


— Voltaire


#enemy #good

The safest course is to do nothing against one's conscience. With this secret, we can enjoy life and have no fear from death.


— Voltaire


#conscience #course #death #enjoy #enjoy life






About Voltaire






Did you know about Voltaire?

He broke from the tradition of narrating diplomatic and military events and emphasized customs social history and achievements in the arts and sciences. Fearing an indefinite prison sentence Voltaire suggested that he be exiled to England as an alternative punishment which the French authorities accepted. Nevertheless he continued to write producing essays and historical studies.

[clarification needed] As a satirical polemicist he frequently made use of his works to criticize intolerance religious dogma and the French institutions of his day. Voltaire was a versatile writer producing works in almost every literary form including plays poems novels essays and historical and scientific works. swa ma.

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