Originality is nothing by judicious imitation. The most original writers borrowed one from another.
Quote, saying and phrase by: Francois Marie Arouet Voltaire
People have declaimed against luxury for…
People have declaimed against luxury for 2000 years, in verse and in prose, and people have always delighted in it.
Quote, saying and phrase by: Francois Marie Arouet Voltaire
Philosopher A lover of wisdom, which is …
Philosopher A lover of wisdom, which is to say, Truth.
Quote, saying and phrase by: Francois Marie Arouet Voltaire
Really, to stop criticism, they say, one…
Really, to stop criticism, they say, one must die.
Quote, saying and phrase by: Francois Marie Arouet Voltaire
Right now I think censorship is necessar…
Right now I think censorship is necessary the things they’re doing and saying in films right now just shouldn’t be allowed. There’s no dignity anymore and I think that’s very important.
Quote, saying and phrase by: Francois Marie Arouet Voltaire
Superstition is to religion what astrolo…
Superstition is to religion what astrology is to astronomy the mad daughter of a wise mother.
Quote, saying and phrase by: Francois Marie Arouet Voltaire
The first who was king was a fortunate s…
The first who was king was a fortunate soldier Who serves his country well has no need of ancestors.
Quote, saying and phrase by: Francois Marie Arouet Voltaire
The great consolation in life is to say …
The great consolation in life is to say what one thinks.
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The instruction we find in books is like…
The instruction we find in books is like fire. We fetch it from our neighbours, kindle it at home, communicate it to others, and it becomes the property of all.
Quote, saying and phrase by: Francois Marie Arouet Voltaire
The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, …
The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their power to harm us.
Quote, saying and phrase by: Francois Marie Arouet Voltaire