Voltaire Quotes, Father Quotes, Book Quotes

If the bookseller happens to desire a privilege for his merchandise, whether he is selling Rabelais or the Fathers of the Church, the magistrate grants the privilege without answering for the contents of the book. - Voltaire (Francois Marie Arouet Voltaire

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A good imitation is the most perfect originality

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He must be very ignorant for he answers every question he is asked.

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Will is wish, and liberty is power.

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I also know that we should cultivate our gardens.

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We never live; we are always in the expectation of living.

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Theology is to religion what poisons are to food.

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Los Padres have everything and the people have nothing; 'tis the masterpiece of reason and justice. For my part, I know nothing so divine as Los Padres who make war on Kings of Spain and Portugal and in Europe act as their confessors; who here kill Spaniards and at Madrid send them to Heaven.

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An ideal form of government is democracy tempered with assassination.

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What a pessimist you are!" exclaimed Candide. "That is because I know what life is," said Martin.

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But in this country it is necessary, now and then, to put one admiral to death in order to inspire the others to fight.

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No, nothing has the power to part me from you; our love is based upon virtue, and will last as long as our lives.

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Let us read, and let us dance — these two amusements will never do any harm to the world.

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The only reward to be expected from literature is contempt if one fails and hatred if one succeeds.

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The abuse of grace is affectation, as the abuse of the sublime is absurdity; all perfection is nearly a fault.

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It is impossible to translate poetry. Can you translate music?

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Fear could never make virtue.

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To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid, you must also be well-mannered.

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There are barbarians who seize this dog, who so prodigiously surpasses man in friendship, and nail him down to a table, and dissect him alive to show you the mezaraic veins... Answer me, Machinist, has Nature really arranged all the springs of feeling in this animal to the end that he might not feel? Has he nerves that he may be incapable of suffering?

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It is not more surprising to be born twice than once; everything in nature is resurrection.

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