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Voltaire Quotes - Page 27

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I am the best-natured creature in the world, and yet I have already killed three, and of these three two were priests.

I am the best-natured creature in the world, and yet I have already killed three, and of these three two were priests.

Two, Three, World

Voltaire (2009). “Candide: and Other Poetic and Philosophical Writings”, Broadview Press

But for what purpose was the earth formed?" asked Candide. "To drive us mad," replied Martin.

Mad, Purpose, Earth

Voltaire (2003). “Candide”, p.75, Bantam Classics

But in this country it is necessary, now and then, to put one admiral to death in order to inspire the others to fight.

Country, Fighting, Order

The way to become boring is to say everything.

Silence, Way, Boring

An admiral should be put to death now and then to encourage the others.

Peace, War, Now And Then

No, nothing has the power to part me from you; our love is based upon virtue, and will last as long as our lives.

Valentines Day, Love Is, Long

Since the whole affair had become one of religion, the vanquished were of course exterminated.

Religion, Affair, Courses

You see, Mademoiselle, I have experience, I know the world. To pass the time, why don't you ask every passenger to tell you his life's story? And if there is a single one among them who has never cursed his life, who has not often told himself that he was the unhappiest of men, then you may throw me overboard, headfirst!

Life, Men, Stories

If there had been a censorship of the press in Rome we should have had today neither Horace nor Juvenal, nor the philosophical writings of Cicero.

Philosophical, Writing, Rome

This is no time to make new enemies.

Life, Death, Insanity

The superfluous is very necessary.

Wisdom, Superfluous

'Le Mondain' (1736) v.22

A historian has many duties... the first is not to slander; the second is not to bore

Firsts, Duty, Slander

Those who are absent, by its means become present; it [mail] is the consolation of life.

Mean, Letters, Mail

To a toad what is beauty? A female with two lovely pop-eyes, a wide mouth, yellow belly, and green spotted back.

Beauty, Eye, Yellow

"Voltaire's Alphabet of wit".

Chess is a game which reflects most honor on human wit.

Games, Honor, Chess

Why, since we are always complaining of our ills, are we constantly employed in redoubling them?

Philosophy, Complaining, Always Complaining

Voltaire (1824). “A Philosophical Dictionary: From the French”, p.357

What is called happiness is an abstract idea, composed of various ideas of pleasure; for he who has but a moment of pleasure is not a happy man, in like manner that a moment of grief constitutes not a miserable one.

Grief, Men, Ideas

Voltaire (2016). “VOLTAIRE – Premium Collection: Novels, Philosophical Writings, Historical Works, Plays, Poems & Letters (60+ Works in One Volume) - Illustrated: Candide, A Philosophical Dictionary, A Treatise on Toleration, Plato's Dream, The Princess of Babylon, Zadig, The Huron, Socrates, The Sage and the Atheist, Dialogues, Oedipus, Caesar…”, p.3546, e-artnow

Religion may be purified. This great work was begun two hundred years ago: but men can only bear light to come in upon them by degrees.

Men, Light, Years

Voltaire (1769). “Letters addressed to his Highness the Prince of *****, containing comments on the writings of the most eminent authors, who have been accused of attacking the Christian Religion”, p.49

They are mad men (Jews), but you should not burn them for that.

Religious, Men, Mad

Antiquity is full of the praises of another antiquity still more remote.

Praise, Stills, Antiquity

Voltaire (2015). “Delphi Collected Works of Voltaire (Illustrated)”, p.2829, Delphi Classics

He was not the greatest of men but he was the greatest of kings.

Kings, Men, History

It is impossible to translate poetry. Can you translate music?

Impossible, Language, Translate

If you want to kill Christianity you must abolish Sunday.

Sunday, Want, Christianity

A circumstance which has always appeared wonderful to me, is that such sublime discoveries should have been made by the sole assistance of a quadrant and a little arithmetic.

Science, Discovery, Should Have

Voltaire (2015). “Delphi Collected Works of Voltaire (Illustrated)”, p.2491, Delphi Classics

I also know that we should cultivate our gardens.

Garden, Essentials, Should

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