All Voltaire Quotes
- Better is the enemy of good. Better
- Who serves his country well has no need of ancestors. Ancestors
- Is there anyone so wise as to learn by the experience of others? Anyone
- He is a hard man who is only just, and a sad one who is only wise. Hard
- Paradise was made for tender hearts; hell, for loveless hearts. Hearts
- Every one goes astray, but the least imprudent are they who repent the soonest. Astray
- Originality is nothing by judicious imitation. The most original writers borrowed one from another. Borrowed
- The ladder of success must be set upon something solid before you can start to climb Climb
- The art of government is to make two-thirds of a nation pay all it possibly can pay for the benefit of the other third. All
- Philosopher: A lover of wisdom, which is to say, Truth Famous Love
- In general, the art of government consists in taking as much money as possible from one party of the citizens to give to the other. Art
- The ideal form of government is democracy tempered with assassination. Assassination
- All the citizens of a state cannot be equally powerful, but they may be equally free All
- It is with books as with men: a very small number play a great part, the rest are lost in the multitude. Books
- I keep to old books, for they teach me something; from the new I learn very little. Books
- All the known world, excepting only savage nations, is governed by books. All
- Thinking is the greatest torture in the world for most people. Greatest
- Originality is nothing but judicious imitation. The most original writers borrowed from one another. The instruction we find in books is like fire. We fetch… Becomes
- Love truth, and pardon error. Error
- What a heavy burden is a name that has become famous too soon. Become Famous
- Inspiration: A peculiar effect of divine flatulence emitted by the Holy Spirit which hisses into the ears of a few chosen of God Chosen
- The great consolation in life is to say what one thinks. Consolation
- To enjoy life, we must touch much of it lightly. Enjoy
- In my life, I have prayed but one prayer: oh Lord, make my enemies ridiculous. And God granted it. Enemies
- I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it. Death