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...the safest course is to do nothing against one's conscience. With this secret, we can enjoy life and have no fear from death. VoltaireA witty saying proves nothing. Voltaire All sects are different, because they come from men; morality is everywhere the same, because it comes from God. Voltaire Animals have these advantages over man: they never hear the clock strike, they die without any idea of death, they have no theologians to instruct them, their last moments are not disturbed by unwelcome and unpleasant ceremonies, their funerals cost them nothing, and no one starts lawsuits over their wills. VoltaireAnything too stupid to be said is sung. VoltaireAppreciation is a wonderful thing: It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well. VoltaireDoubt is not a pleasant condition, but certainty is absurd. Voltaire Every man is guilty of all the good he didn't do. VoltaireGod is a comedian playing to an audience too afraid to laugh. Voltaire God is always on the side of the big battalions. VoltaireHistory is a pack of lies we play on the dead. VoltaireI have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: 'O Lord, make my enemies ridiculous.' And God granted it. Voltaire If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him. Voltaire Indeed, history is nothing more than a tableau of crimes and misfortunes. Voltaire Indolence is sweet, and its consequences bitter. VoltaireIt is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong. Voltaire It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets. VoltaireJudge of a man by his questions rather than by his answers. Voltaire Love is a canvas furnished by Nature and embroidered by imagination. VoltaireLove truth, and pardon error. Voltaire Marriage is the only adventure open to the cowardly. Voltaire Men are equal; it is not birth but virtue that makes the difference. Voltaire Prejudice is opinion without judgement. Voltaire Regimen is superior to medicine. VoltaireThe art of medicine consists in amusing the patient while nature cures the disease. Voltaire The multitude of books is making us ignorant. Voltaire The secret of being boring is to say everything. VoltaireThere is a wide difference between speaking to deceive, and being silent to be impenetrable. Voltaire Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities. Voltaire To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid, you must also be well-mannered. Voltaire Browse our complete list of 3150 authors by last name:
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