Francois Voltaire – ‘He who thinks himself wise O…
‘He who thinks himself wise O heavens! is a great fool.’
Author: Francois Voltaire
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.’
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Francois Voltaire – ‘Tyrants have always some sli…
‘Tyrants have always some slight shade of virtue; they support the laws before destroying them.’
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Francois Voltaire – ‘I have no sceptre but I have…
‘I have no sceptre but I have a pen.’
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Francois Voltaire – ‘The public is a ferocious be…
‘The public is a ferocious beast one must either chain it up or flee from it.’
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Francois Voltaire – ‘Man is free at the moment he…
‘Man is free at the moment he wishes to be.’
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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.’
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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.’
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Francois Voltaire – ‘Doubt is not a pleasant cond…
‘Doubt is not a pleasant condition but certainty is an absurd one.’
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Francois Voltaire – ‘Common sense is not so commo…
‘Common sense is not so common.’