Satire lies about literary men while they live and eulogy lies about them when they die.

The art of medicine consists in amusing the patient while nature cures the disease... view

By: Voltaire

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Common sense is not so common... view

By: Voltaire

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When he to whom one speaks does not understand, and he who speaks himself does not understand, that is metaphysics... view

By: Voltaire

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In the case of news, we should always wait for the sacrament of confirmation... view

By: Voltaire

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I have only ever made one prayer to God, a very short one: O Lord, make my enemies ridiculous. And God granted it... view

By: Voltaire

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Very often, say what you will, a knave is only a fool... view

By: Voltaire

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Friendship is the marriage of the soul, and this marriage is liable to divorce... view

By: Voltaire

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If there were no God, it would be necessary to invent him... view

By: Voltaire

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It is one of the superstitions of the human mind to have imagined that virginity could be a virtue... view

By: Voltaire

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The Holy Roman Empire is neither Holy, nor Roman, nor an Empire... view

By: Voltaire

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Is there anyone so wise as to learn by the experience of others?.. view

By: Voltaire

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Nothing can be more contrary to religion and the clergy than reason and common sense... view

By: Voltaire

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