François-Marie Arouet, known by his nom de plume Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher.
Voltaire Philosophy
Rest is a good thing, but boredom is its brother. Voltaire
Rest is a good thing, but boredom is its brother.
Appreciation is a wonderful thing: It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well Voltaire
Appreciation is a wonderful thing: It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well
Common sense is not so common. Voltaire
Common sense is not so common.
It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong. Voltaire
It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong.
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.
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.
I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it. Voltaire
I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.
t is with books as with the fire in our hearths; we go to a neighbor to get the embers and light it when we return home, pass it on to others, and it belongs to everyone. Voltaire
t is with books as with the fire in our hearths; we go to a neighbor to get the embers and light it when we return home, pass it on to others, and it belongs to everyone.
It is hard to free fools from the chains they revere. Voltaire
It is hard to free fools from the chains they revere.
Man is free at the instant he wants to be. Voltaire
Man is free at the instant he wants to be.
A witty saying proves nothing. Voltaire
A witty saying proves nothing.