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- Do well and you will have no need for ancestors.
- Voltaire (1694 - 1778)
- Indeed, history is nothing more than a tableau of crimes and misfortunes.
- Voltaire (1694 - 1778)
- Think for yourselves and let others enjoy the privilege to do so, too.
- Voltaire (1694 - 1778)
- When its a question of money, everybody is of the same religion.
- Voltaire (1694 - 1778)
- All is for the best in the best of all possible ways.
- Voltaire (1694 - 1778), Candide
- We're neither pure; nor wise; nor good; we do the best we know.
- Voltaire (1694 - 1778)
- In general, the art of government consists in taking as much money as possible from one part of the citizens to give to the other.
- Voltaire (1694 - 1778), The Portable Voltaire
- To be absolutely certain about something, one must know everything or nothing about it.
- Voltaire (1694 - 1778)
- When it is a question of money, everyone is of the same religion.
- Voltaire (1694 - 1778)
- [Optimism is] the obstinacy of maintaining that everything is best when it is worst.
- Voltaire (1694 - 1778), Candide
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