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The Complete Romances of Voltaire

This book includes a selection of Voltaire's romantic writings, showcasing his wit and philosophical insights through various romantic narratives. more

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Voltaire
Voltaire

Voltaire, a French Enlightenment philosopher, writer, and thinker, was born on November 21, 1694, and died on May 30, 1778. He had a profound impact on philosophy, literature, and science in France and Europe with his sharp wit and critical spirit. more

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“What is called happiness is an abstract idea, composed of various ideas of pleasure; for he who has but a moment of pleasure is not a happy man, in like manner that a moment of grief constitutes not a miserable one.”

“Happiness is not the portion of man.”

“Constant happiness is the philosopher's stone of the soul.”

“Religion may be purified. This great work was begun two hundred years ago: but men can only bear light to come in upon them by degrees.”