Superstition sets the whole world in flames; philosophy quenches them.

La superstition met le monde entier en flammes; la philosophie les eteint.

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Original Citation

Voltaire. "Superstition." Dictionnaire Philosophique. Vol. 8, Paris: Chez l'éditeur.

Current Citation

Voltaire. "Superstition." Philosophical Dictionary, translated by Theodore Besterman. Penguin Classics, 1984.