Browse Voltaire quotes and sayings.
The more often a stupidity is repeated, the more it gets the appearance of wisdom. […]
Answer me, you who believe that animals are only machines. Has nature arranged for this […]
The safest course is to do nothing against one’s conscience. With this secret, we can […]
Anyone who has the power to make you believe absurdities has the power to make […]
If there’s life on other planets, then the earth is the Universe’s insane asylum. Voltaire
Let us work without theorizing, tis the only way to make life endurable. Voltaire
Doubt is an uncomfortable condition, but certainty is a ridiculous one. Voltaire
The heart has its own reasons that reason can’t understand. Voltaire
Madness is to think of too many things in succession too fast, or of one […]
Love is a canvas furnished by nature and embroidered by imagination. Voltaire
Ice-cream is exquisite. What a pity it isn’t illegal. Voltaire
The mouth obeys poorly when the heart murmurs. Voltaire
Common sense is not so common. Voltaire
To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to […]
I have decided to be happy, because it’s good for my health. Voltaire
It is difficult to free fools from the chains they revere. Voltaire
The art of medicine consists in amusing the patient while nature cures the disease. Voltaire
Love truth, but pardon error. Voltaire
Paradise was made for tender hearts; hell, for loveless hearts. Voltaire
Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities. Voltaire
God gave us the gift of life; it is up to us to give ourselves […]
Think for yourself and let others enjoy the privilege of doing so too. Voltaire
Life is a shipwreck, but we must not forget to sing in the lifeboats. Voltaire
Let us read, and let us dance; these two amusements will never do any harm […]
Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers. Voltaire
The more I read, the more I acquire, the more certain I am that I […]