Voltaire Quotes - Page 2
Think for yourselves and let others enjoy the privilege to do so, too.
Voltaire (1762). “Works”, p.114
The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their power to harm us
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Life is a shipwreck, but we must not forget to sing in the lifeboats.
Elizabeth Cooney Leister, Voltaire (1985). “Voltaire's Candide”, Barrons Educational Series Incorporated
Dictionnaire Philosophique "Common Sense" (1765)
I cannot imagine how the clockwork of the universe can exist without a clockmaker.
Attributed to Voltaire in Robert L. Weber "More Random Walks in Science: An Anthology" (p. 65), 1982.
It is not inequality which is the real misfortune, it is dependence.
"Equality" by Voltaire, 1764.
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"Rights". Book by Voltaire, 1771.