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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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I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: 'O Lord make my enemies ridiculous.' And God granted it.
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Present opportunities are not to be neglected they rarely visit us twice.
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The safest course is to do nothing against one's conscience. With this secret, we can enjoy life and have no fear from death.
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An infallible method of making fanatics is to persuade before you instruct.
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Common sense is not so common.
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