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One merit of poetry few persons will deny: it says more and in fewer words than prose.
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Voltaire
Age: 84 †
Born: 1694
Born: February 20
Died: 1778
Died: May 30
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François-Marie Arouet
Francois Marie Arouet de Voltaire
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Every sensible man, every honorable man, must hold the Christian sect in horror. Christianity is the most ridiculous, the most absurd and bloody religion that has ever infected the world. Nothing can be more contrary to religion and the clergy than reason and common sense. If we believe absurdities, we shall commit atrocities.
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Twenty-volume folios will never make a revolution. It’s the little pocket pamphlets that are to be feared.
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The mouth obeys poorly when the heart murmurs.
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The mirror is a worthless invention. The only way to truly see yourself is in the reflection of someone else's eyes.
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Democracy is just a filler for textbooks! Do you actually believe that public opinion influences the government?
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