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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Love is a canvas furnished by nature and embroidered by imagination.
God is a comedian playing to an audience too afraid to laugh.
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When a stupid man is doing something he is ashamed of, he always declares that it is his duty.
Ordinarily he was insane, but he had lucid moments when he was merely stupid.
Silly things do cease to be silly if they are done by sensible people in an impudent way.
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