Voltaire (1694.1.21-1778.05.30): formerly known as Fran? ois-Marie Arouet (Fran? Ois-Marie Arouet), Voltaire is his pen name. French enlightenment thinker, writer and philosopher. Voltaire was the standard-bearer of the French bourgeois enlightenment in the18th century, and was known as "the king of French thought", "the best poet in France" and "the conscience of Europe". He not only has outstanding achievements in philosophy, but also is famous for defending civil liberties, especially freedom of belief and judicial justice. Voltaire openly supported social reform, despite strict censorship in his time. His remarks were satirical and often attacked the dogma of the Christian church and the French education system at that time. Hugo once commented: "Voltaire's name represents not a person, but an entire era." He advocates natural human rights and believes that all people are born free and equal, and all people have the right to pursue survival and happiness, which is endowed by heaven and cannot be deprived. This is an innate idea of human rights. Creative Thought Voltaire's literary views and interests basically inherited the legacy of17th century classicism, which was mainly manifested in the creation of poems and tragedies. His epic Henry's Courtyard (1728) is set in the religious war in France in the 6th century. It describes that Henry IV of Bourbon Dynasty became king after the victory of the Civil War, and issued a Southern Amnesty to protect the freedom of belief of Protestants. Henry IV in the epic is regarded as a model of enlightened monarch. Voltaire's philosophical poems are thorough in reasoning, and satirical poems are witty, calm and unique. Voltaire was mainly engaged in drama creation in his life, and wrote more than 50 plays, most of which were tragedies. The most valuable of Voltaire's literary works is philosophical novels. This is a new genre initiated by him, telling absurd stories in a playful style, insinuating satirical reality and clarifying profound philosophy. I may disagree with everything you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.
Freedom is the most precious property of mankind.
Read more books without thinking, and you will feel that you know a lot. The more books you read and think, the more you will feel that you don't understand.
Great cause needs unswerving spirit.
This is my heart, but my spirit is everywhere.
● Even if there is no God, create a God.
The greatest function of the Oracle is to ensure the victory of the war.
● Prophecy has always been made only for great men, and the king does not need it.
Anyone who wants to explain to his compatriots with reason will be persecuted unless he is the strongest. However, the strongest almost always strengthen the chain of ignorance, not break it.
● The library is a treasure house of human knowledge and fallacies.
Strong self-confidence can make ordinary people do amazing things.
No matter how talented he is, he still needs to learn skills to play those talents.
A family without books is like a room without windows.
● Talent is constant patience.