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Voltaire Quotes

«Doubt is not a pleasant mental state, but certainty is a ridiculous one.»
«God is always on the side of the heaviest battalions.»
«The Holy Roman Empire is neither Holy, nor Roman, nor an Empire.»
«Froth at the top, dregs at bottom, but the middle excellent.»
«This self-love is the instrument of our preservation; it resembles the provision for the perpetuity of mankind: it is necessary, it is dear to us, it gives us pleasure, and we must conceal it.»
«My life is a struggle.»
«History is only the register of crimes and misfortunes.»
«All styles are good except the tiresome kind.»
«Everything is for the best in this best of possible worlds.»
«Originality is nothing but judicious plagiarism.»