Think for yourselves and let others enjoy the privilege to do so, too.
Voltaire
Independence Thought, Personal Freedom, Social Responsibility, Free Will, Human Rights, Intellectual Growth
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“The way to become boring is to say everything.” Voltaire
Boring Speech, Human Communication, Personal Expression, Intellectual Limits, Social Interaction, Conversation Depth
Voltaire Boring Speech, Human Communication, Personal Expression, Intellectual Limits, Social Interaction, Conversation Depth“If you wish to converse with me, define your terms.” Voltaire
Define Terms, Converse Wish, Clarity, Communication, Understanding
Voltaire Define Terms, Converse Wish, Clarity, Communication, Understanding“What then do you call your soul? What idea have you of it? You cannot of yourselves, without revelation, admit the existence within you of anything but a power unknown to you of feeling and thinking.” Voltaire
Soul Power, Unknown Feeling, Existence, Philosophy
Voltaire Soul Power, Unknown Feeling, Existence, Philosophy“No opinion is worth burning your neighbor for.” Voltaire
Opinion Conflict, Moral Ethics, Social Struggle, Personal Views, Human Conflict, Disagreement Peace
Voltaire Opinion Conflict, Moral Ethics, Social Struggle, Personal Views, Human Conflict, Disagreement Peace“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
Voltaire Animal Feelings, Machinery Nature, Reflection, Empathy, Philosophy“I have lived eighty years of life and know nothing for it, but to be resigned and tell myself that flies are born to be eaten by spiders and man to be devoured by sorrow.” Voltaire
Life Sorrow, Resignation, Nature, Reflection, Philosophy, Experience
Voltaire Life Sorrow, Resignation, Nature, Reflection, Philosophy, Experience“A fool is a person who guesses and gets it wrong, a clever man is one who guesses, regardless of time period, and gets it right.” Voltaire
Fool Clever, Guess Right, Intelligence, Wisdom, Perception
Voltaire Fool Clever, Guess Right, Intelligence, Wisdom, Perception“The little may contrast with the great, in painting, but cannot be said to be contrary to it. Oppositions of colors contrast; but there are also colors contrary to each other, that is, which produce an ill effect because they shock the eye when brought very near it.” Voltaire
Contrast Painting, Colors Effect, Aesthetics, Art
Voltaire Contrast Painting, Colors Effect, Aesthetics, Art“The public is a ferocious beast; one must either chain it or flee from it.” Voltaire
Public Opinion, Social Control, Political Power, Crowd Behavior, Public Influence, Authority Struggle
Voltaire Public Opinion, Social Control, Political Power, Crowd Behavior, Public Influence, Authority Struggle“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“I don’t know where I am going, but I am on my way.” Voltaire
On Way, Know Going, Journey, Purpose, Exploration
Voltaire On Way, Know Going, Journey, Purpose, Exploration“Everyone goes astray, but the least imprudent are they who repent the soonest.” Voltaire
Imprudent Astray, Repent Soonest, Mistakes, Redemption, Wisdom
Voltaire Imprudent Astray, Repent Soonest, Mistakes, Redemption, Wisdom“Music is the pathway to the heart.” Voltaire
Pathway Heart, Musical Emotion, Connection, Art, Feelings
Voltaire Pathway Heart, Musical Emotion, Connection, Art, Feelings“History is the study of the world’s crime.” Voltaire
History Crime, Study, Philosophy, Society, Knowledge, Reflection
Voltaire History Crime, Study, Philosophy, Society, Knowledge, Reflection“Opinion is called the queen of the world; it is so, for when reason opposes it, it is condemned to death. It must rise twenty times from its ashes to gradually drive away the usurper.” Voltaire
Opinion Reason, Queen, Death, Ashes, Resilience, World
Voltaire Opinion Reason, Queen, Death, Ashes, Resilience, World“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“Indeed, history is nothing more than a tableau of crimes and misfortunes.” Voltaire
History Crimes, Misfortunes Tableau, Perspective, Society
Voltaire History Crimes, Misfortunes Tableau, Perspective, Society