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Voltaire Quotes & Sayings

Common sense is not so common.
- Voltaire

It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong.
- Voltaire

Behind every successful man stands a surprised mother-in-law.
- Voltaire

The multitude of books is making us ignorant.
- Voltaire

All styles are good except the tiresome kind.
- Voltaire

To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid, you must also be well-mannered.
- Voltaire

Anyone who seeks to destroy the passions instead of controlling them is trying to play the angel.
- Voltaire

Business is the salt of life.
- Voltaire

Prejudice is opinion without judgement.
- Voltaire

All murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets.
- Voltaire