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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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Indeed, history is nothing more than a tableau of crimes and misfortunes.
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Needless to say since Christ's expiation not one single Christian has been known to sin, or die.
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Despite the enormous quantity of books, how few people read! And if one reads profitably, one would realize how much stupid stuff the vulgar herd is content to swallow every day.
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We are all full of weakness and errors let us mutually pardon each other our follies - it is the first law of nature.
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When you arise in the morning, give thanks for the morning light, for your life and strength. Give thanks for your food, and the joy of living. Tecumseh Appreciation is a wonderful thing it makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.
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Work is often the father of pleasure.
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Love has various lodgings the same word does not always signify the same thing.
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How pleasant it is for a father to sit at his child's board. It is like an aged man reclining under the shadow of an oak which he has planted.
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Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value - zero.
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Beware of the words internal security, for they are the eternal cry of the oppressor.
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We all look for happiness, but without knowing where to find it: like drunkards who look for their house, knowing dimly that they have one.
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Weakness on both sides is, as we know, the motto of all quarrels.
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By appreciation, we make excellence in others our own property.
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Changing a habit is hard work. But it's harder to find work that would be more fulfilling
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The greatest consolation in life is to say what one thinks.
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Fame is a heavy burden.
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Everyone places his good where he can and has as much of it as he can, in his own way.
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The right of commanding is no longer an advantage transmitted by nature like an inheritance, it is the fruit of labors, the price of courage.
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