The biggest reward for a thing well done is to have done it. Voltaire View this quote
Slavery is also as ancient as war, and war as human nature. Voltaire
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Sometimes we are less unhappy in being deceived by those we love, than in being undeceived by them. Voltaire
Superstition is to religion what astrology is to astronomy the mad daughter of a wise mother. These daughters have too long dominated the earth. Voltaire
Tears are the silent language of grief. Voltaire
The best government is a benevolent tyranny tempered by an occasional assassination. Voltaire
The best way to be boring is to include everything. Voltaire
The burning of a little straw may hide the stars, but the stars outlast the smoke. Voltaire
The comfort of the rich depends upon an abundant supply of the poor. Voltaire
The discovery of what is true and the practice of that which is good are the two most important aims of philosophy. Voltaire
The ear is the avenue to the heart. Voltaire
French writer, historian, and philosopher
November 21st, 1694 - May 30th, 1778
