This agglomeration which was called and which still calls itself the Holy Roman Empire was neither holy, nor Roman, nor an empire.
VoltaireIt is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets.
VoltaireTags: humor morality ethics murder nationalism war mankind law killing irony double-standards nations governments
It is an infantile superstition of the human spirit that virginity would be thought a virtue and not the barrier that separates ignorance from knowledge.
VoltaireTags: virginity knowledge virtue ignorance
The infinitely small have a pride infinitely great.
VoltaireTo succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid - one must also be polite.
VoltaireTags: success
If you have two religions in your land, the two will cut each other’s throats; but if you have thirty religions, they will dwell in peace
VoltaireOne merit of poetry few persons will deny: it says more and in fewer words than prose.
VoltaireTags: poetry
Let us cultivate our garden.
VoltaireTags: self-improvement
Mieux vaut un demon qu'on connait qu'un ange qu'on connait pas!
VoltaireNo opinion is worth burning your neighbor for.
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