“What is tolerance? It is the consequence of humanity. We are all formed of frailty and error; let us pardon reciprocally each other's folly - that is the first law of nature.”
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The Living Thoughts of Voltaire
This book presents a collection of the influential thoughts and writings of Voltaire, covering a range of topics including freedom of speech, religious tolerance, and the Enlightenment era. more
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“Love is a canvas furnished by Nature and embroidered by imagination.”
“Tears are the silent language of grief.”
Source: VOLTAIRE – Premium Collection: Novels, Philosophical Writings, Historical Works, Plays, Poems & Letters (60+ Works in One Volume) - Illustrated: Candide, A Philosophical Dictionary, A Treatise on Toleration, Plato's Dream, The Princess of Babylon, Zadig, The Huron, Socrates, The Sage and the Atheist, Dialogues, Oedipus, Caesar…
“All the reasonings of men are not worth one sentiment of women.”
“The husband who decides to surprise his wife is often very much surprised himself.”
“Optimism is the madness of insisting that all is well when we are miserable.”
“It is lamentable, that to be a good patriot one must become the enemy of the rest of mankind.”
Source: Voltaire – The Philosophical Works: Treatise On Tolerance, Philosophical Dictionary, Candide, Letters on England, Plato’s Dream, Dialogues, The Study of Nature, Ancient Faith and Fable, Zadig…: From the French writer, historian and philosopher, famous for his wit, his attacks on the established Catholic Church, and his advocacy of freedom of religion and freedom of expression
“All men are born with a nose and ten fingers, but no one was born with a knowledge of God.”
“The art of medicine consists in amusing the patient while nature cures the disease.”