If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him.

Si Dieu n'existait pas, il faudrait l'inventer.

Voltaire

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Existence of God God

Author

Voltaire

Source

Letter to the Author of The Three Imposters

Medium

Letter

Language

French

Time

1768 1760s 18th century

Occupation

Philosopher Writer

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France Europe

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Voltaire. Épître à l'Auteur du Livre des Trois Imposteurs [Letter to the author of The Three Impostors]. 10 Nov. 1770.

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In general, the art of government consists in taking as much money as possible from one class of citizens to give to the other.

Voltaire

Philosophical Dictionary

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Philosophical Dictionary
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Time
1764 1760s 18th century
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Voltaire. "Argent [Money]." Dictionnaire Philosophique [Philosophical Dictionary]. c. 1764.

Another quote from the 1760s

Consider, Sir, how insignificant this will appear a twelvemonth hence.

Samuel Johnson

Quoted in The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D, by James Boswell

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James Boswell
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D
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Biography
Language
English
Time
1763 1760s 18th century
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Johnson, Samuel. Quoted in journal entry by James Boswell. 6 July 1763.

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Johnson, Samuel. Quoted in The Life of Samuel Johnson, written by James Boswell, edited by David Womersley. Penguin Classics, 2008.

Another quote about God

An honest God is the noblest work of man.

Robert G. Ingersoll

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God and man Nature of God Existence of God God

Author

Robert G. Ingersoll
Language
English
Time
1874 1870s 19th century
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Ingersoll, Robert Green. "The Gods." c. 1872. Lecture.

Another quote originally in French

The heart has its reasons which reason knows nothing of.

Blaise Pascal

Pensées

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Reason and emotion Reason Emotions The heart

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Blaise Pascal
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Pensées
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Epigram
Genre
Philosophical literature
Language
French
Time
1662 1660s 17th century
Era
Age of Enlightenment
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Pascal, Blaise. Pensées [Thoughts]. Paris: Chez G. Desprez, 1670, no. 277.

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Pascal, Blaise. "Pensées." Pensées and Other Writings, edited by Anthony Levi, translated by Honor Levi. Oxford University Press, 2008, no. 277.