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«True greatness consists in the use of a powerful understanding to enlighten oneself and others»
Author: Voltaire
(Philosopher, Writer)
| Keywords:
and others, consists, enlighten, enlightening, greatness, oneself, powerful, understanding, use
«I do not agree with a word that you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it»
Author: Voltaire
(Philosopher, Writer)
| About:
Death and dying,
Words
| Keywords:
agree, agreeing, defend, Say It, word
«The best is the enemy of the good.»
«Now, now my good man, this is no time for making enemies.»
«Appreciation is a wonderful thing: It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well»
Author: Voltaire
(Philosopher, Writer)
| About:
Appreciation
| Keywords:
appreciation, belong, belong to, excellent
«Woe to the makers of literal translations, who by rendering every word weaken the meaning! It is indeed by so doing that we can say the letter kills and the spirit gives life.»
Author: Voltaire
(Philosopher, Writer)
| Keywords:
indeed, kills, letter, literal, Makers, rendering, The Letter, The Makers, The Spirit, translations, weaken, weakening, woe
«Work spares us from three evils: boredom, vice, and need»
«It is vain for the coward to flee; death follows close behind; it is only by defying it that the brave escape.»
«To hold a pen is to be at war.»
«I know of no great men except those who have rendered great service to the human race.»
Author: Voltaire
(Philosopher, Writer)
| About:
Social service,
Solidarity
| Keywords:
human race, race, rendered, service
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