François-Marie Arouet, known by his nom de plume Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher.
Voltaire Philosophy
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?
A witty saying proves nothing. Voltaire
A witty saying proves nothing.
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?
A long dispute means that both parties are wrong. Voltaire
A long dispute means that both parties are wrong.
Man is free at the instant he wants to be. Voltaire
Man is free at the instant he wants to be.
Fools admire everything in an author of reputation. Voltaire
Fools admire everything in an author of reputation.
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.
Love is a canvas furnished by Nature and embroidered by imagination. Voltaire
Love is a canvas furnished by Nature and embroidered by imagination.
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.
It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong. Voltaire
It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong.
To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid, you must also be well-mannered. Voltaire
To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid, you must also be well-mannered.
He looked on everything as imitation. The most original writers, he said, borrowed one from another. Boyardo has imitated Pulci, and Ariofio Boyardo. Voltaire
He looked on everything as imitation. The most original writers, he said, borrowed one from another. Boyardo has imitated Pulci, and Ariofio Boyardo.
