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Biography - Voltaire:

François-Marie Arouet, known by his nom de plume Voltaire was a French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher.
Born: 1694 - Died: 1778
Period:
18th century
17th century
Place of birth: France
France

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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Il en est des livres comme du feu de nos foyers; on va prendre ce feu chez son voisin, on l'allume chez soi, on le communique à d'autres, et il appartient à tous.




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Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of the fire.




Quotes

Quotes for: fire


Absence diminishes mediocre passions and increases great ones, as the wind extinguishes candles and fans fires.





One must never let the fire go out in one's soul but keep it burning.





This is the truth: as from a fire aflame thousands of sparks come forth, even so from the Creator an infinity of beings have life and to him return again.





Love can no more continue without a constant motion than fire can and when once you take hope and fear away, you take from it its very life and being.





As soon go kindle fire with snow, as seek to quench the fire of love with words.





The artist must create a spark before he can make a fire and before art is born, the artist must be ready to be consumed by the fire of his own creation.











Quotes

Voltaire also said...


I have decided to be happy because it's good for my health.





Love truth, but pardon error.





Let us read and let us dance—these two amusements will never do any harm to the world.





What is tolerance? It is the endowment of humanity. We are all steeped in weakness and error; let us forgive each other our stupidities, that is the first law of nature.





The best is the enemy of good.





Without the art of living knowledge nought avails.












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