Δευτέρα, Φεβρουαρίου 13, 2012

Voltaire - the best one-liners

HOSTESS...“Appreciation is an excellent thing. It makes what is excellent in others belong to us, as well.” - Voltaire
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voltaire
"François-Marie Arouet (21 November 1694 – 30 May 1778), better known by the pen name Voltaire (pronounced: [vɔl.tɛːʁ]), was a French Enlightenment writer, historian and philosopher famous for his wit and for his advocacy of civil liberties, including freedom of religion, free trade and separation of church and state. Voltaire was a prolific writer, producing works in almost every literary form, including plays, poetry, novels, essays, and historical and scientific works. He wrote more than 20,000 letters and more than 2,000 books and pamphlets. He was an outspoken supporter of social reform, despite strict censorship laws with harsh penalties for those who broke them. As a satirical polemicist, he frequently made use of his works to criticize intolerance, religious dogma and the French institutions of his day."