Quote by: Voltaire

You despise books; you whose lives are absorbed in the vanities of ambition, the pursuit of pleasure or indolence; but remember that all the known world, excepting only savage nations, is governed by books.


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Author Bio


  • NameVoltaire
  • DescriptionFrench writer, historian, philosopher.
  • AliasesFrançois-Marie Arouet; Age of Lewis XIV, Author of The,
  • BornNovember 21, 1694
  • DiedMay 30, 1778
  • CountryFrance
  • ProfessionPhilosopher; Poet; Historian; Essayist; Playwright; Autobiographer
  • AwardsOrder Of Merit For Arts And Science; Fellow Of The Royal Society