All Voltaire Quotes
- It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong. Dangerous
- It is love; love, the comfort of the human species, the preserver of the universe, the soul of all sentient beings, love, tender love. All
- He was my equal in beauty, a paragon of grace and charm, sparkling with wit, and burning with love. I adored him to distraction, to… Adored
- Life is a shipwreck, but we must not forget to sing in the lifeboats. Forget
- Wherever my travels may lead, paradise is where I am. Attitude
- I have chosen to be happy because it is goo for my health. Chosen
- History is the lie commonly agreed upon. Agreed
- Men must have somewhat altered the course of nature; for they were not born wolves, yet they have become wolves. God did not give them… Altered
- For can anything be sillier than to insist on carrying a burden one would continually much rather throw to the ground? Burden
- I have been a hundred times on the point of killing myself, but still was fond of life. This ridiculous weakness is perhaps one of… Absurd
- To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize. Allowed
- What a pessimist you are!" exclaimed Candide. "That is because I know what life is," said Martin. Candide
- To pray to God is to flatter oneself that with words one can alter nature. Alter
- The more a man knows, the less he talks. Funny
- I swear that, not being able to be yours, I will belong to no one. Able
- It is the triumph of superior reason to live with folks who don't have any. Any
- You are very harsh.' 'I have seen the world. Disillusionment
- But there must be some pleasure in condemning everything--in perceiving faults where others think they see beauties.' 'You mean there is pleasure in having no… Beauties
- Secret griefs are more cruel than public calamities. Calamities
- We’re neither pure, nor wise, nor good; we do the best we know. Best
- When truth is evident, it is impossible for parties and factions to rise. There never has been a dispute as to whether there is daylight… Been
- The wicked can have only accomplices, the voluptuous have companions in debauchery, self-seekers have associates, the politic assemble the factions, the typical idler has connections,… Accomplices
- Where there is friendship, there is our natural soil. Friendship
- But nothing is more estimable than a physician who, having studied nature from his youth, knows the properties of the human body, the diseases which… Art
- All men are born with a nose and five fingers, but no one is born with a knowledge of God. All