About Voltaire
François-Marie Arouet (French: [fʁɑ̃swa maʁi aʁwɛ]; 21 November 1694 – 30 May 1778), known by his pen name Voltaire (, US also ; French: [vɔltɛːʁ]), was a French Enlightenment writer, philosopher (philosophe), satirist, and historian. Famous for his wit and his Criticisms of the Catholic Church and slavery, Voltaire was...
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Appreciation is a wonderful thing: It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.
It is lamentable that to be a good patriot one must become the enemy of the rest of mankind.
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Don't be surprised by your greatness. Be surprised that no one expected it.
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