Atheism Quotes by Voltaire

England has forty-two religions and only two sauces.

— Voltaire

If God has made us in his image, we have returned him the favor.

— Voltaire

Those who believe absurdities will commit atrocities.

— Voltaire

Religion began when the first scoundrel met the first fool.

— Voltaire

To believe in God is impossible - to not believe in Him is absurd

— Voltaire

Atheism is the vice of a few intelligent people.

— Voltaire

What can I hope when all is right?

— Voltaire

“If God created us in his own image, we have more than reciprocated." ( Notebooks )”

— Voltaire

What! Have you no monks to teach, to dispute, to govern, to intrigue and to burn people who do not agree with…

— Voltaire

A clergyman is one who feels himself called upon to live without working at the expense of the rascals who work to…

— Voltaire

The most genuine and efficacious charity is that which greases the paws of the priests; such charity covers a multitude of sins.

— Voltaire

Christianity is the most ridiculous, the most absurd, and bloody religion that has ever infected the world

— Voltaire

All men are born with a nose and ten fingers, but no one was born with a knowledge of God.

— Voltaire

The Bible. That is what fools have written, what imbeciles commend, what rogues teach and young children are made to learn by…

— Voltaire

If we would destroy the Christian religion, we must first of all destroy man's belief in the Bible.

— Voltaire

Whenever an important event, a revolution, or a calamity turns to the profit of the church, such is always signalised as the…

— Voltaire

He who is involved in ecstasies and visions, who takes dreams for reality, and his own imagination for prophesy, is a fanatical…

— Voltaire

You will notice that in all disputes between Christians since the birth of the Church, Rome has always favored the doctrine which…

— Voltaire

The atheists are for the most part imprudent and misguided scholars who reason badly who, not being able to understand the Creation,…

— Voltaire

If there are atheists, who is to be blamed if not the mercenary tyrants of souls who, in revolting us against their…

— Voltaire

The atheists are for the most part impudent and misguided scholars who reason badly, and who, not being able to understand the…

— Voltaire

As you know, the Inquisition is an admirable and wholly Christian invention to make the pope and the monks more powerful and…

— Voltaire

Which is more dangerous: fanaticism or atheism? Fanaticism is certainly a thousand times more deadly; for atheism inspires no bloody passion whereas…

— Voltaire

Let us therefore reject all superstition in order to become more human; but in speaking against fanaticism, let us not imitate the…

— Voltaire

Before receiving your instruction, I must tell you what happened to me one day. I had just had a closet built at…

— Voltaire

The son of God is the same as the son of man; the son of man is the same as the son…

— Voltaire

If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him; let us worship God through Jesus if we must -…

— Voltaire

“I tried to believe in God, but I confess to you that God meant nothing in my life, and that in my…

— Voltaire

It is reported in the supplement of the council of Nicæan that the fathers, being very perplexed to know which were the…

— Voltaire

It has taken seas of blood to drown the idol of despotism, but the English do not think they bought their laws…

— Voltaire

Meslier was the most singular phenomenon ever seen among all the meteors fatal to the Christian religion.

— Voltaire

Custom, law bent my first years to the religion of the happy Muslims. I see it too clearly: the care taken of…

— Voltaire