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Letter "V" » Voltaire Quotes
«Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers»
Author: Voltaire
(Philosopher, Writer)
| About:
Curiosity,
Free will,
Individuality,
Judgement
| Keywords:
answers, judge
«Prejudices are what fools use for reason.»
Author: Voltaire
(Philosopher, Writer)
| About:
Fool,
Prejudice,
Reason
| Keywords:
fools, prejudiced, prejudices, reason, use
«It is dangerous to be right in matters on which the established authorities are wrong»
Author: Voltaire
(Philosopher, Writer)
| Keywords:
authorities, dangerous, established, matters, wrong
«Each player must accept the cards life deals him or her: but once they are in hand, he or she alone must decide how to play the cards in order to win the game.»
Author: Voltaire
(Philosopher, Writer)
| About:
Life
| Keywords:
accept, alone, Be a Player, cards, card game, deals, decide, each, game, Game of cards, Game On, gaming, get in the game, hand, her, him, How to, in hand, in order, My Game, once, order, Orders of, Other games, out of order, play, player, She, take orders, The Deal, The Game of Life, win, win over
«The best government is a benevolent tyranny tempered by an occasional assassination.»
Author: Voltaire
(Philosopher, Writer)
| Keywords:
assassination, benevolent, good temper, government, occasional, tempered, tempering, tyrannies, tyranny
«Life is thickly sown with thorns, and I know no other remedy than to pass quickly through them. The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their power to harm us.»
«If there were no God, it would have been necessary to invent him.»
Author: Voltaire
(Philosopher, Writer)
| About:
God,
Human Nature,
Religion
| Keywords:
him, invent, necessaries, necessary
«Every man is guilty of all the good he didn't do»
«I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it»
Author: Voltaire
(Philosopher, Writer)
| Keywords:
death, defend, disapprove, disapproves, disapproving, say, Say It
«Everything's fine today, that is our illusion.»
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