I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: "Oh Lord, make my enemies ridiculous." And God granted it.

J'ai toujours fait une prière à Dieu, qui est fort courte. La voici: Mon Dieu, rendez nos ennemis bien ridicules! Dieu m'a exaucé.

Voltaire

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Enemies

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Voltaire

Medium

Letter

Language

French

Time

1767 1760s 18th century

Occupation

Philosopher Writer

From

France Europe

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Citation

Voltaire. Letter to Etienne Noel Damilaville. 16 May 1767.

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Candide
Medium
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Genre
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Era
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Voltaire. Candide, ou l'Optimisme [Candide: or, All for the Best]. Geneva: Gabriel Cramer, 1759, ch. 6.

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Another quote from the 1760s

The first step is the hardest.

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Getting started

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Marie Anne de Vichy-Chamrond
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French
Time
1763 1760s 18th century
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Another quote about Enemies

Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you.

Jesus

Matthew 5:44

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Loving one's enemies Enemies Sermon on the Mount
Speaker
Jesus
Source
Gospel of Matthew The Bible
Medium
Scripture
Genre
Religious literature
Statement Type
Orders and commands
Language
Greek
Time
60 60s 1st century
Era
Classical antiquity
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Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Matthew 5:44).

Another quote originally in French

Absence diminishes mediocre passions and increases great ones, as the wind blows out candles and fans fires.

François de La Rochefoucauld

Reflections

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Absence Missing someone

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François de La Rochefoucauld
Source
Reflections
Medium
Epigram
Statement Type
Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
French
Time
1678 1670s 17th century
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Original Citation

La Rochefoucauld, Francois. Reflexions ou sentences et maximes morales [Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims]. c. 1665.

Current Citation

La Rochefoucauld, Francois. Collected Maxims and Other Reflections, translated by E. H. and A. M. Blackmore and Francine Giguere. Oxford University Press, 2008.