Voltaire Quotes About Wisdom

Quotes about: Wisdom

• Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers.

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  Wisdom, Clever, Men
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  It is difficult to free fools from the chains they revere.

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  Wisdom, Freedom, Fool

  "Le dîner du comte de Boulainvilliers: Troisième Entretien". Book by Voltaire, 1767.

• Common sense is not so common.

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  Life, Wisdom, Witty

  Dictionnaire Philosophique "Common Sense" (1765)

• The more I read, the more I acquire, the more certain I am that I know nothing.

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  Inspirational, Wisdom, Educational

• Love is a canvas furnished by Nature and embroidered by imagination.

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  Love, Romantic, Valentines Day

  "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

• The instruction we find in books is like fire. We fetch it from our neighbours, kindle it at home, communicate it to others, and it becomes the property of all.

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  Education, Wisdom, Book

  "Historical and Critical Memoirs of the Life and Writings of M. de Voltaire". Book by Louis Mayeul Chaudon, p. 348, 1786.

• Philosopher: A lover of wisdom, which is to say, Truth.

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  Love, Wisdom, Philosopher

• He is a hard man who is only just, and a sad one who is only wise.

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  Wise, Wisdom, Adversity

• Virtuous men alone possess friends.

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  Wisdom, Lonely, Men

  Voltaire (1824). “A Philosophical Dictionary: From the French”, p.261

• Once your faith persuades you to believe what your intelligence declares absurd, beware, lest you likewise sacrifice your reason in the conduct of your life.

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  Wisdom, Believe, Sacrifice

  "Questions sur les Miracles". Publication by Voltaire, 1765.

• The superfluous is very necessary.

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  Wisdom, Superfluous

  'Le Mondain' (1736) v.22

• Is there anyone so wise as to learn by the experience of others?

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  Wise, Wisdom, Learning

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