Tag: Voltaire
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Woe to the makers of literal translations, who by rendering every word weaken the meaning! It is indeed by so doing that we can say the letter kills and the spirit gives life.
Voltaire
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Wherever there is a settled society, religion is necessary; the laws cover manifest crimes, and religion covers secret crimes.
Voltaire
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Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.
Voltaire
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We must distinguish between speaking to deceive and being silent to be reserved.
Voltaire
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The best is the enemy of the good.
Voltaire
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To the living we owe respect, but to the dead we owe only the truth.
Voltaire
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The ancients recommended us to sacrifice to the Graces, but Milton sacrificed to the Devil.
Voltaire
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Tyrants have always some slight shade of virtue; they support the laws before destroying them.
Voltaire
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Let us read and let us dance – two amusements that will never do any harm to the world.
Voltaire
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Think for yourselves and let others enjoy the privilege to do so, too.
Voltaire