Who is Voltaire
François-Marie Arouet (French: [fʁɑ̃swa maʁi aʁwɛ]; 21 November 1694 – 30 May 1778) was a French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher. Known by his nom de plume Voltaire (; also US: ; French: [vɔltɛːʁ]), he was famous for his wit, and his criticism of Christianity—especially the Roman Catholic Church—and of slavery. Voltaire was an advocate of freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and separation of church and state.Voltaire was a versatile and prolific writer, producing works in almost every literary form, including plays, poems, novels, essays, histories, and scientific expositions. He wrote more than 20,000 letters and 2,000 books and pamphlets. Voltaire was one of the first authors to become renowned and commercially successful internationally. H...
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Voltaire Poems
- The Origin Of Trades
When with a skilful hand Prometheus made
A statue that the human form displayed,
Pandora, his own work, to wed he chose,
And from those two the human race arose. ... - In Camp Before Philippsburg
Without a bed we now sleep sound
And take our meals upon the ground;
And though the blazing atmosphere
Must dreadful to the eye appear, ... - From Love To Friendship
If you would have me love once more,
The blissful age of love restore;
From wine's free joys, and lovers' cares,
Relentless time, who no man spares, ... - To Her Royal Highness, The Princess Of ***
Abeauteous princess often may
Languish in pleasure's season gay;
The empty forms of haughty state
Oft make life tedious to the great.... - Thelema And Macareus
Thelema's lively, all admire
Her charms, but she's too full of fire;
Impatience ever racks her breast,
Her heart a stranger is to rest....
Top 10 most used topics by Voltaire
Heart 6 Life 6 I Love You 5 Love 5 Alone 4 Time 4 Away 4 Place 4 Great 4 Soul 3Voltaire Quotes
- Anything too stupid to be said is sung.
- He is a hard man who is only just and a sad one who is only wise.
- Use, do not abuse; neither abstinence nor excess ever renders man happy.
- Judge of a man by his questions rather than by his answers.
- I may disagree with what you have to say, but I shall defend to the death your right to say it.
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Pholasai: i have to say that there is a slight bit of irony in the governments decision to quote voltaire, a french noble, during a motion of no confidence due to them lifting an eviction banSeandefoe: quoting voltaire, not eamon dunphy, minister hildegarde naughten says we need good housing, not perfect housing
Bsdlyricbot: i'm trying to earn a set of feathery wings i wish i could protect you here oh please don't cry now, smile - feathery wings | aurelio voltaire (atsushi nakajima)
Anthonywodillon: it is a dangerous thing to be right in matters on which the established authorities are wrong. (voltaire, 1751)
Stenstenzel: work spares us from three evils: boredom, vice, and need. – voltaire
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