Answer me, you who believe that animals are only machines. Has nature arranged for this animal to have all the machinery of feelings only in order for it not to have any at all?
Voltaire
Animal Feelings, Machinery Nature, Reflection, Empathy, Philosophy
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More Voltaire Quotes
“Life is bristling with thorns, and I know no other remedy than to cultivate one’s garden.” Voltaire
Life Thorns, Remedy, Cultivation, Gardens, Philosophy, Challenges
Voltaire Life Thorns, Remedy, Cultivation, Gardens, Philosophy, Challenges“The monster, fanaticism, still exists, and whoever seeks after truth will run the risk of being persecuted.” Voltaire
Fanaticism Truth, Persecution, Beliefs, Freedom, Danger, Ideology
Voltaire Fanaticism Truth, Persecution, Beliefs, Freedom, Danger, Ideology“We are rarely proud when we are alone.” Voltaire
Pride Solitude, Reflection, Humanity, Ego, Emotions
Voltaire Pride Solitude, Reflection, Humanity, Ego, Emotions“The passions are the winds which fill the sails of the vessel; they sink it at times, but without them, it would be impossible to make way.” Voltaire
Passions Winds, Vessel Sails, Emotions, Drive
Voltaire Passions Winds, Vessel Sails, Emotions, Drive“Let us leave every man at liberty to seek into him and to lose himself in his ideas.” Voltaire
Liberty Ideas, Individual Thought, Reflection, Freedom, Philosophy
Voltaire Liberty Ideas, Individual Thought, Reflection, Freedom, Philosophy“Come! Your presence will either give me life or kill me with pleasure.” Voltaire
Presence Life, Kill Pleasure, Passion, Desire, Emotion
Voltaire Presence Life, Kill Pleasure, Passion, Desire, Emotion“Anyone who seeks to destroy the passions instead of controlling them is trying to play the angel.” Voltaire
Destroy Passions, Control Angel, Emotions, Balance
Voltaire Destroy Passions, Control Angel, Emotions, Balance“The darkness is at its deepest. Just before the sunrise.” Voltaire
Darkness Sunrise, Hope, Philosophy, Resilience, Nature, Cycles
Voltaire Darkness Sunrise, Hope, Philosophy, Resilience, Nature, Cycles“We never live; we are always in the expectation of living.” Voltaire
Expectation Living, Never Present, Anticipation, Reflection
Voltaire Expectation Living, Never Present, Anticipation, Reflection“True power and true politeness are above vanity.” Voltaire
True Power, Politeness Vanity, Virtue, Respect, Humility
Voltaire True Power, Politeness Vanity, Virtue, Respect, Humility“He who is involved in ecstasies and visions, who takes dreams for reality, and his own imagination for prophecy, is a fanatical novice of great hope and promise, and will soon advance to the higher stage and kill men for the love of God.” Voltaire
Fanatical Novice, Dreams Prophecy, Extremism, Belief, Imagination
Voltaire Fanatical Novice, Dreams Prophecy, Extremism, Belief, Imagination“Paradise was made for tender hearts; hell, for loveless hearts.” Voltaire
Paradise Hell, Love, Tenderness, Emotions, Judgment
Voltaire Paradise Hell, Love, Tenderness, Emotions, Judgment“History is only the pattern of silken slippers descending the stairs to the thunder of hobnailed boots climbing upward from below.” Voltaire
History Patterns, Power, Contrast, Symbolism, Civilization
Voltaire History Patterns, Power, Contrast, Symbolism, Civilization“The greatest consolation in life is to say what one thinks.” Voltaire
Consolation Life, Speaking Thoughts, Honesty, Freedom, Expression
Voltaire Consolation Life, Speaking Thoughts, Honesty, Freedom, Expression“He who has not the spirit of this age, has all the misery of it.” Voltaire
Spirit Age, Misery All, Society, Change
Voltaire Spirit Age, Misery All, Society, Change“Dare to think for yourself.” Voltaire
Independence Thinking, Courage, Philosophy, Individuality, Reason
Voltaire Independence Thinking, Courage, Philosophy, Individuality, Reason“Opinion has caused more trouble on this little earth than plagues or earthquakes.” Voltaire
Opinion Conflict, Thought Debate, Social Struggles, Human Conflict, Earth Trouble, Society Issues
Voltaire Opinion Conflict, Thought Debate, Social Struggles, Human Conflict, Earth Trouble, Society Issues“A false science makes atheists, a true science prostrates men before the Deity.” Voltaire
False Science, True Deity, Faith, Knowledge, Belief
Voltaire False Science, True Deity, Faith, Knowledge, Belief