All Voltaire Quotes
- Whoever serves his country well has no need of ancestors. Ancestor
- Love has features which pierce all hearts, he wears a bandage which conceals the faults of those beloved. He has wings, he comes quickly and… All
- What then do you call your soul? What idea have you of it? You cannot of yourselves, without revelation, admit the existence within you of… Admit
- I have lived eighty years of life and know nothing for it, but to be resigned and tell myself that flies are born to be… Act
- It is not known precisely where angels dwell whether in the air, the void, or the planets. It has not been God's pleasure that we… Abode
- The flowery style is not unsuitable to public speeches or addresses, which amount only to compliment. The lighter beauties are in their place when there… Address
- This self-love is the instrument of our preservation; it resembles the provision for the perpetuity of mankind: it is necessary, it is dear to us,… Conceal
- The little may contrast with the great, in painting, but cannot be said to be contrary to it. Oppositions of colors contrast; but there are… Brought
- Woe to the makers of literal translations, who by rendering every word weaken the meaning! It is indeed by so doing that we can say… Every Word
- Love truth, but pardon error. Dream
- Animals have these advantages over man: they never hear the clock strike, they die without any idea of death, they have no theologians to instruct… Advantage
- God is a circle whose center is everywhere and circumference nowhere. Center
- It is with books as with men: a very small number play a great part. Book
- Discord is the great ill of mankind; and tolerance is the only remedy for it. Discord
- Despite the enormous quantity of books, how few people read! And if one reads profitably, one would realize how much stupid stuff the vulgar herd… Book
- Dare to think for yourself. Dare
- Men will always be mad, and those who think they can cure them are the maddest of all. All
- It is proved...that things cannot be other than they are, for since everything was made for a purpose, it follows that everything is made for… Best
- But for what purpose was the earth formed?" asked Candide. "To drive us mad," replied Martin. Asked
- Whatever you do, crush the infamous thing, and love those who love you. Crush
- Men are equal; it is not birth but virtue that makes the difference. Birth
- theology is to religion what poisons are to food Food
- Faith consists in believing what reason cannot. Believe
- We are intelligent beings: intelligent beings cannot have been formed by a crude, blind, insensible being: there is certainly some difference between the ideas of… Another Intelligence
- Liberty of thought is the life of the soul. Inspirational