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Voltaire

(1694–1778) · French Philosopher & Author

French Enlightenment writer, philosopher, satirist, and historian

The best is the enemy of the good.
Injustice in the end produces independence.
It is said that the present is pregnant with the future.
Society therefore is as ancient as the world.
It is lamentable, that to be a good patriot one must become the enemy of the rest of mankind.
Better is the enemy of good.
Love has features which pierce all hearts, he wears a bandage which conceals the faults of those beloved. He has wings, he comes quickly and flies away the same.
The true triumph of reason is that it enables us to get along with those who do not possess it.
The ancients recommended us to sacrifice to the Graces, but Milton sacrificed to the Devil.
I die adoring God, loving my friends, not hating my enemies, and detesting superstition.

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