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Quote Author: Francois Voltaire
Francois Voltaire – ‘He who thinks himself wise O…
‘He who thinks himself wise O heavens! is a great fool.’
Quote Author: Francois Voltaire
Quote Genre: Fool
Francois Voltaire – ‘In this country [England] it…
‘In this country [England] it is good to kill an admiral from time to time to encourage the others. The reference is to Admiral John Byng who was executed in 1757 for failing to prevent the French from taking Minorca.’
Quote Author: Francois Voltaire
Quote Genre: Wise
Francois Voltaire – ‘Tyrants have always some sli…
‘Tyrants have always some slight shade of virtue; they support the laws before destroying them.’
Quote Author: Francois Voltaire
Quote Genre: Tyranny
Francois Voltaire – ‘I have no sceptre but I have…
‘I have no sceptre but I have a pen.’
Quote Author: Francois Voltaire
Quote Genre: Friendship
Francois Voltaire – ‘The public is a ferocious be…
‘The public is a ferocious beast one must either chain it up or flee from it.’
Quote Author: Francois Voltaire
Quote Genre: Public
Francois Voltaire – ‘Man is free at the moment he…
‘Man is free at the moment he wishes to be.’
Quote Author: Francois Voltaire
Quote Genre: Freedom
Francois Voltaire – ‘It is an infantile superstit…
‘It is an infantile superstition of the human spirit that virginity would be thought a virtue and not the barrier that separates ignorance from knowledge.’
Quote Author: Francois Voltaire
Quote Genre: Chastity
Francois Voltaire – ‘I have never made but one pr…
‘I have never made but one prayer to God a very short one: O Lord make my enemies ridiculous. And God granted it.’
Quote Author: Francois Voltaire
Quote Genre: Endure
Francois Voltaire – ‘Doubt is not a pleasant cond…
‘Doubt is not a pleasant condition but certainty is an absurd one.’
Quote Author: Francois Voltaire
Quote Genre: Certainty
Francois Voltaire – ‘Common sense is not so commo…
‘Common sense is not so common.’
Quote Author: Francois Voltaire
Quote Genre: Common Sense