Men fed upon carnage, and drinking strong drinks, have all an impoisoned and acrid blood which drives them mad in a hundred… — Voltaire Copy Share Image
Men will always be mad, and those who think they can cure them are the maddest of all. — Voltaire Copy Share Image
It is not enough to be exceptionally mad, licentious and fanatical in order to win a great reputation; it is still necessary… — Voltaire Copy Share Image
But for what purpose was the earth formed?" asked Candide. "To drive us mad," replied Martin. — Voltaire Copy Share Image
If you wish to obtain a great name or to found an establishment, be completely mad; but be sure that your madness… — Voltaire Copy Share Image
Superstition is to religion what astrology is to astronomy the mad daughter of a wise mother. These daughters have too long dominated… — Voltaire Copy Share Image
In every province, the chief occupations, in order of importance, are lovemaking, malicious gossip, and talking nonsense. — Voltaire Copy Share Image
Fanaticism, to which men are so much inclined, has always served not only to render them more brutalized but more wicked. — Voltaire Copy Share Image
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 Image
Meslier was the most singular phenomenon ever seen among all the meteors fatal to the Christian religion. — Voltaire Copy Share Image
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 Image
Being unable to make people more reasonable, I preferred to be happy away from them — Voltaire Copy Share Image
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 Image
Madness is to think of too many things in succession too fast, or of one thing too exclusively. — Voltaire Copy Share Image
God gave us the gift of life; it is up to us to give ourselves the gift of living well. — Voltaire Copy Share Image
