François-Marie Arouet, known by his nom de plume Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher.
Voltaire Philosophy
A long dispute means that both parties are wrong. Voltaire
A long dispute means that both parties are wrong.
It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong. Voltaire
It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong.
I have had some knowledge of love myself, this sovereign of hearts, this soul of souls; yet it never cost me more than a kiss and twenty kicks on the backside. But how could this beautiful cause produce in you so hideous an effect? Voltaire
I have had some knowledge of love myself, this sovereign of hearts, this soul of souls; yet it never cost me more than a kiss and twenty kicks on the backside. But how could this beautiful cause produce in you so hideous an effect?
To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize. Voltaire
To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize.
Rest is a good thing, but boredom is its brother. Voltaire
Rest is a good thing, but boredom is its brother.
Doubt is not a pleasant condition, but certainty is absurd. Voltaire
Doubt is not a pleasant condition, but certainty is absurd.
Man is free at the instant he wants to be. Voltaire
Man is free at the instant he wants to be.
I conceive there can be no effect without a cause; everything is necessarily concatenated and arranged for the best. Voltaire
I conceive there can be no effect without a cause; everything is necessarily concatenated and arranged for the best.
A witty saying proves nothing. Voltaire
A witty saying proves nothing.
Fools admire everything in an author of reputation. Voltaire
Fools admire everything in an author of reputation.
Love is a canvas furnished by Nature and embroidered by imagination. Voltaire
Love is a canvas furnished by Nature and embroidered by imagination.
Do you think, that mankind always massacred one another as they do now? Were they always guilty of lies, fraud, treachery, ingratitude, inconstancy, envy, ambition, and cruelty? Voltaire
Do you think, that mankind always massacred one another as they do now? Were they always guilty of lies, fraud, treachery, ingratitude, inconstancy, envy, ambition, and cruelty?
