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Voltaire

Read through the most famous quotes from Voltaire




Friendship is the marriage of the soul, and this marriage is liable to divorce.


— Voltaire


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One great use of words is to hide our thoughts.


— Voltaire


#hide #our #thoughts #use #words

To hold a pen is to be at war.


— Voltaire


#pen #war

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


— Voltaire


#make #natural #natural right #our #pens






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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