Every sensible man, every honorable man, must hold the Christian sect in horror.
• Examen important de milord Bolingbroke (1736): Conclusion
• Examen important de milord Bolingbroke (1736): Conclusion
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Tout homme sensé, tout homme de bien, doit avoir la secte chrétienne en horreur.
— Eve on Voltaire
What It Means
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• Examen important de milord Bolingbroke (1736): Conclusion" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Voltaire" (Quotes)
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About Eve
Eve (Hebrew: חַוָּה, Classical Hebrew: Ḥawwāh, Modern Israeli Hebrew: Khavah, Arabic: حواء, Syriac: ܚܘܐ, Tigrinya: ሕይዋን? or Hiywan) is a figure in the Book of Genesis in the Hebrew Bible, in most Abrahamic traditions identified as the first woman. "Eve" in the Hebrew language is Ḥawwāh, meaning: "living one" or "source of life", and is related to ḥāyâ, "to live", derived from the Semitic root ḥyw.
About Eve
Eve (Hebrew: חַוָּה, Classical Hebrew: Ḥawwāh, Modern Israeli Hebrew: Khavah, Arabic: حواء, Syriac: ܚܘܐ, Tigrinya: ሕይዋን? or Hiywan) is a figure in the Book of Genesis in the Hebrew Bible, in most Abrahamic traditions identified as the first woman. "Eve" in the Hebrew language is Ḥawwāh, meaning: "living one" or "source of life", and is related to ḥāyâ, "to live", derived from the Semitic root ḥyw.
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