I die adoring God, loving my friends, not hating my enemies, and detesting superstition.

Je meurs en adorant Dieu, en aimant mes amis, en ne haïssant pas mes ennemis et en détestant la superstition.

Voltaire

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Topic

Approaching death

Author

Voltaire

Language

French

Time

1778 1770s 18th century

Occupation

Philosopher Writer

From

France Europe

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Citation

Voltaire. Note to his secretary, Jean-Louis Wagniere. 28 Feb. 1778.

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

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Time
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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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If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace.

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Time
1776 1770s 18th century
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Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Paine, Thomas. The American Crisis: Number 1. Philadelphia: Styner and Cist, 1776.

Current Citation

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I wish to have no connection with any ship that does not sail fast; for I intend to go in harm's way.

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John Paul Jones
Medium
Letter
Language
English
Time
1778 1770s 18th century
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Citation

Jones, John Paul. Letter to Le Ray de Chaumont. 16 Nov. 1778.

Another quote originally in French

You will laugh when you learn that I thought nothing of deceiving idiots, scoundrels and fools when I needed to do so. As for my deceptions of women, these are not of the sort to be tallied, since when love has a hand in things, each party usually dupes the other.

Giacomo Casanova

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Giacomo Casanova
Source
Histoire de Ma Vie
Genre
Autobiography and memoir
Language
French
Time
1791 1790s 18th century
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Original Citation

Casanova, Giacomo. Aus den Memoiren des Venetianers Jacob Casanova de Seingalt [From the Memoirs of the Venetian Jacob Casanova de Seingalt]. Vol. 1, Leipzig: Brodhaus, 1822, preface.

Current Citation

Casanova, Giacomo. History of My Life, vols. 1-2, translated by Willard R. Trask. Harcourt, Brace & World, 1966.