Voltaire

"She blushed and so did he. She greeted him in a faltering voice, and he spoke to her without knowing what he was saying."

"The Life of Voltaire" by Caspar J M Hewett"

"Monsieur l'abbe, I detest what you write, but I would give my life to make it possible for you to continue to write."

"I asked my guide how it was possible the judicious part of them could suffer such incoherent prating? "We are obliged," said he, "to suffer it, because no one knows, when a brother rises up to hold fo…"

"You're a bitter man," said Candide. "That's because I've lived," said Martin."

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"Even in those cities which seem to enjoy the blessings of peace, and where the arts florish, the inhabitants are devoured by envy, cares and anxieties, which are greater plagues than any experienced i…"

"The king has sent me some of his dirty linen to wash; I will wash yours another time."