Voltaire knew it all….
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SPRAGGETT ON CHESS
1694-1778
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“When a diplomat says yes, he means ‘perhaps’;
When he says perhaps, he means ‘no’;
When he says no, he is not a diplomat.
When a lady says no, she means ‘perhaps’;
When she says perhaps, she means ‘yes’;
When she says yes, she is not a lady.”
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Voltaire (Quoted, in Spanish, in Escandell 1993.)
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”An ideal form of government is
democracy tempered with
assassination. ”
Voltaire
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”All murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets.” Voltaire
____________________________________________________________________________”When it is a question of money, everybody is of the same religion.”
Voltaire
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”If God has made us in his image, we have returned him the favor.”
Voltaire
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”It is said that God is always on the side of the big battalions.”
Voltaire
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”What we find in books is like the fire in our hearths. We fetch it from our neighbors, we kindle it at home, we communicate it to others, and it becomes the property of all.” Voltaire
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