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A company of tyrants is inaccessible to all seductions.
A witty saying proves nothing.
All men are born with a nose and ten fingers, but no one was born with a knowledge of God.
All murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets.
All styles are good except the tiresome kind.... (more Voltaire quotes)
Voltaire's brain was also preserved but over the course of 100 years and numerous auctions, it has been lost.
In 1814, a group of right wing religious ultras stole Voltaire's body and dumped it in a garbage heap. His body was not noticed to be missing for another 50 years.
Voltaire was denied burial in church grounds due to his criticisms of the church.
In 1759, Voltaire purchased an estate on the French-Swiss border where he lived until his death.
In 1726, Voltaire was exiled from France fo... (more Voltaire trivia)
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