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Voltaire Quotes
The mouth obeys poorly when the heart murmurs.
[La bouche obéit mal lorsque le coeur murmure.]
Source:
Tancrède (1760), Act I, Scene IV
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Voltaire
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Writer, Philosopher
Born:
November 21, 1694 - May 30, 1778
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