All VOLTAIRE Quotes about “Evil”

“Adultery is an evil only inasmuch as it is a theft; but we do not steal that which is given to us.”
“The question of good and evil remains in irremediable chaos for those who seek to fathom it in reality. It is mere mental sport to the disputants, who are captives that play with their chains.”
“Man is not born wicked; he becomes so, as he becomes sick.”
“Let us confess it: evil strides the world.”
“Our labour preserves us from three great evils -- weariness, vice, and want.”
“A little evil is often necessary for obtaining a great good.”

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