Opinion has caused more trouble on this little earth than plagues or earthquakes.

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• Voltaire:

  The world embarrasses me, and I cannot dream that this watch exists and has no watchmaker.

• Voltaire:

  The public is a ferocious beast; one must either chain it or flee from it.

• Voltaire:

  Originality is nothing but judicious imitation. The most original writers borrowed one from another

• Voltaire:

  It is better to risk saving a guilty man than to condemn an innocent one.

• Voltaire:

  In general, the art of government consists of taking as much money as possible from one class of ci

• Voltaire:

  It is not enough to conquer; one must learn to seduce.

• Voltaire:

  To hold a pen is to be at war.

• Voltaire:

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

• Voltaire:

  The best government is a benevolent tyranny tempered by an occasional assassination.

• Voltaire:

  It is said that the present is pregnant with the future.