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Voltaire Quotes

«Nothing can be more contrary to religion and the clergy than reason and common sense»
«Perfection is attained by slow degrees; it requires the hand of time»
Author: Voltaire (Philosopher, Writer) | About: Perfection | Keywords: attained, degrees, the Hand
«I disapprove of what you say, but I defend to the death your right to say it.»
«The first step, my son, which one makes in the world, is the one on which depends the rest of our days.»
Author: Voltaire (Philosopher, Writer) | Keywords: first step, My Son, Son
«History is nothing but a pack of tricks that we play upon the dead»
«All men are born with a nose and ten fingers, but no one was born with a knowledge of God»
«Men appear to prefer to ruin one another's fortunes, and to cut each other's throats over a few miserable villages, than to extend the means of human happiness»
«The ear is the avenue to the heart.»
Author: Voltaire (Philosopher, Writer) | Keywords: The Avenue
«We have a natural right to make use of our pens as of our tongues, at our peril, risk and hazard.»
«Tears are the silent language of grief»
Author: Voltaire (Philosopher, Writer) | About: Grief, Tears | Keywords: grief, language