All Voltaire Quotes
- Time, which alone makes the reputation of men, ends by making their defects respectable. Alone
- To believe in God is impossible not to believe in Him is absurd. Absurd
- Very often, say what you will, a knave is only a fool. Fool
- The instruction we find in books is like fire. We fetch it from our neighbours, kindle it at home, communicate it to others, and it… All
- He who is not just is severe, he who is not wise is sad. Fierce
- All styles are good except the tiresome kind. All
- I am very fond of truth, but not at all of martyrdom. Affection
- I should like to lie at your feet and die in your arms. Arms
- In the case of news, we should always wait for the sacrament of confirmation. Always Wait
- History should be written as philosophy. History
- The sovereign is called a tyrant who knows no laws but his caprice. Called
- We cannot wish for that we know not. Cannot Wish
- Nature has always had more force than education. Education
- Perfection is attained by slow degrees; it requires the hand of time. Attained
- Satire lies about literary men while they live and eulogy lies about them when they die. Die
- The ancients recommended us to sacrifice to the Graces, but Milton sacrificed to the Devil. Ancient
- Fear follows crime and is its punishment. Crime
- Indeed, history is nothing more than a tableau of crimes and misfortunes. Crime
- Let us work without theorizing, tis the only way to make life endurable. Endurable
- Men hate the individual whom they call avaricious only because nothing can be gained from him. Avaricious