It requires twenty years for a man to rise from the vegetable state in which he is within his mother's womb, and… — Voltaire Copy Share Image
Alas...I too have known love, that ruler of hearts, that soul of our soul: it's never brought me anything except one kiss… — Voltaire Copy Share Image
“I have no more than twenty acres of ground," he replied, "the whole of which I cultivate myself with the help of… — Voltaire Copy Share Image
The worthy administrators of justice are like a cat set to take care of a cheese, lest it should be gnawed by… — Voltaire Copy Share Image
Men must have somewhat altered the course of nature; for they were not born wolves, yet they have become wolves. God did… — Voltaire Copy Share Image
Opinion is called the queen of the world; it is so, for when reason opposes it, it is condemned to death. It… — Voltaire Copy Share Image
Twenty-volume folios will never make a revolution. It’s the little pocket pamphlets that are to be feared. — Voltaire Copy Share Image
In every province, the chief occupations, in order of importance, are lovemaking, malicious gossip, and talking nonsense. — Voltaire Copy Share
Fanaticism, to which men are so much inclined, has always served not only to render them more brutalized but more wicked. — Voltaire Copy Share
It is with books as with men: a very small number play a great part, the rest are lost in the multitude. — Voltaire Copy Share
Meslier was the most singular phenomenon ever seen among all the meteors fatal to the Christian religion. — Voltaire Copy Share
Every sensible man, every honorable man, must hold the Christian sect in horror." "Christianity is the most ridiculous, the most absurd and bloody religion… — Voltaire Copy Share
Being unable to make people more reasonable, I preferred to be happy away from them — Voltaire Copy Share
When his highness sends a ship to Egypt, does he trouble his head whether the mice on board are at their ease or not? — Voltaire Copy Share
Madness is to think of too many things in succession too fast, or of one thing too exclusively. — Voltaire Copy Share
God gave us the gift of life; it is up to us to give ourselves the gift of living well. — Voltaire Copy Share
Providence has given us hope and sleep as a compensation for the many cares of life — Voltaire Copy Share
Men use thought only to justify their wrong doings, and employ speech only to conceal their thoughts. — Voltaire Copy Share
