Les opinions ont plus cause de maux sur ce petit globe que la peste et les tremblements de terre.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Voltaire argues that human disagreements and beliefs cause more suffering than natural disasters.
- In plain terms
- People's opinions hurt the world more than earthquakes or plagues.
- What can you take from it?
- Ideological conflict causes more harm than nature.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What opinion have you seen cause harm?
- How do you handle disagreement?
Another view
Natural disasters can cause immediate massive loss of life.
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