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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
Francois Marie Arouet
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Slavery is also as ancient as war, and war as human nature.
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He who doesn't have the spirit of his time, has all its misery.
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Men use thought only as authority for their injustice, and employ speech only to conceal their thoughts.
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Alas...I too have known love, that ruler of hearts, that soul of our soul: it's never brought me anything except one kiss and twenty kicks in the rump. How could such a beautiful cause produce such an abominable effect on you?
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He was my equal in beauty, a paragon of grace and charm, sparkling with wit, and burning with love. I adored him to distraction, to the point of idolatry: I loved him as one can never love twice.
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In the case of news, we should always wait for the sacrament of confirmation.
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The husband who decides to surprise his wife is often very much surprised himself.
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The superfluous is the most necessary.
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