All Voltaire Quotes
- Come! you presence will either give me life or kill me with pleasure. Either Give
- Fools admire everything in an author of reputation. Admire
- When his highness sends a ship to Egypt, does he trouble his head whether the mice on board are at their ease or not? Board
- Is politics nothing other than the art of deliberately lying? Art
- So it is the human condition that to wish for the greatness of one's fatherland is to wish evil to one's neighbors. The citizen of… Citizen
- One always begins with the simple, then comes the complex, and by superior enlightenment one often reverts in the end to the simple. Such is… Always Begins
- Dont think money does everything or you are going to end up doing everything for money. Doe
- The most important decision you make is to be in a good mood. Action
- Being a bird ain't all about flying and shitting from high places. All
- Excellently observed", answered Candide; "but let us cultivate our garden. Answered
- One day everything will be well, that is our hope. Everything's fine today, that is our illusion Day
- Being unable to make people more reasonable, I preferred to be happy away from them From
- Marriage is the only adventure open to the cowardly. Adventure
- To a toad, what is beauty? A female with pop eyes, a wide mouth, yellow belly, and a spotted back, Beauty
- The interest I have to believe a thing is no proof that such a thing exists. Believe
- I have no morals, yet I am a very moral person Inspirational
- Fools have a habit of believing that everything written by a famous author is admirable. For my part I read only to please myself and… Admirable
- Only your friends steal your books. Book
- I cannot imagine how the clockwork of the universe can exist without a clockmaker. Cannot Imagine
- Men argue. Nature acts. Acts
- It is not more surprising to be born twice than once; everything in nature is resurrection. Birthday
- What can you say to a man who tells you he prefers obeying God rather than men, and that as a result he's certain he'll… Certain
- We all look for happiness, but without knowing where to find it: like drunkards who look for their house, knowing dimly that they have one All
- If there’s life on other planets, then the earth is the Universe’s insane asylum. Asylum
- If we believe absurdities, we shall commit atrocities. Absurdities